What contribution do stories have to inspire others and color our world?
What better way to help in the healing of another, lift them up, transform a life or inspire through the art of telling or writing a story.
It has always been the tradition of cultures to tell stories to give ancient wisdom or life lessons to the listener or reader. We define ourselves through the art of history.
History helps us try to understand the things that happen in our world. Stories have the power to touch, teach, inspire, motivate, challenge, enchant, transform, shape, scare, educate, or heal by imprinting an image on our subconscious mind. They can prompt us to take inspired action or create a sense of many feelings. Stories are a way of getting closer to people and connecting emotionally; therefore, stories are a way of coloring our world.
Tips for writing / telling stories:
- Because people can relate to other people, base your story on real people and events.
- You need to make the story relatable.
- It should engage the listener / reader by making them wonder what will happen next. Keep them coming back for more of the story.
- Make them feel an emotion. Give them a reason to worry about what happens to the characters.
- Have the reader visualize “see” the story or “feel” the emotions and connect with the characters.
- Deliver a message that gives them a call to action, inspires them, or gives them a moment of reflection.
- Make sure at the end of the story they understand the message of the story and what the purpose of the trip was.
- A child’s story needs color. Color draws the child to the story. A child has to relate to the characters. Make sure the story is age appropriate so the child understands the message.
How else can a story color someone’s world? By writing, the author is creating and writing the story from a place of passion or emotion. This emotion or passion inspires or affects the reader. This inspiration or passion has the power to transform or affect lives. This transformation or emotion causes or creates a change in the reader’s perception or belief. This change in belief can contribute to healing or it can lead to disturbing thoughts for the reader. The reader’s healing, perceptual change, or disruptive thought patterns affect their cellular memory. Because we are all connected and are part of the same spiritual DNA, when a change in belief or perception colors or discolors a person’s world and changes their cellular memory, it in turn transmutes or changes something in everyone, whether it is whether we realize it or not.
The conscious choice of writing is the best tool for deliberately coloring the world.
