WARNING: This is a longish blog, but very important. Please, please read all of it and watch at least one of the videos. If you don't have time right now, come back to this later.
There is an idea
that has been sitting in the back of my mind for quite some time. It is the
idea of being a story teller. I think it would be fascinating to document people’s stories in different
forms. I would take their picture, record their story and later write it out for
people, such as my blog followers, to read. I could use the audios and pictures
to create compilation videos. People from all
ages and backgrounds, telling the
same story; it’s just written a little differently.
You might ask why I want to do this, what’s the point. I
think I have come to the conclusion that I feel like it could and will unite
people. People you may know, others you may not. But there is something about
stories that can make us feel a part of
someone’s life. We realize that our own story is not much different from
theirs and then we may feel a connection to this person, that otherwise would
never have been created.
What types of stories should people tell? That is up to
them. It may be about how they fell in love, how they were once inches from
death, something they feel they can’t tell anyone they know but need to get off
their chest, how one decision changed the entire course of their life, or a
simple “everyday” story that leaves people thinking. It could be any of these
and more. I just want people to tell a story from their life that is memorable or has affected them in a great way. And then I want others to hear those
stories and know that there are people everywhere living through the same
things. None of us are alone in this
life we are living.
This is the message that I want people to understand. That
we are all connected and together in life and there can only be one reason for
that. There is a God who created us. He weaves our stories together just like
he knits a baby in her mother’s womb. He knows what he is doing and he watches
us as our stories unfold and create a truly beautiful masterpiece.
So with all that said, will you join me in becoming a part
of each other’s stories? I will probably contact some people to start out with,
but in the meantime, think of a story. What part of your story really had an effect
on your life and is so important that you want other people to know? Already
have one in mind? Contact me and we will go to work :)
I typed the above out earlier today, and I’ve really been
thinking of how I want to go about collecting these stories. Do I record(just
audio) them all in person? Do I ask people I don’t know/don’t know well/or live
far away to write out and email these stories? And I guess I have decided that
any of these ways work for me. If you are far from where I live, or don’t even
know me, please email me a story. I want to hear it. Or better yet, send an audio or video file of you telling your story. If you live close by(or
even in the same house) let’s do it in person and I can record it and write it down
later.
I’m not sure what this project will end up looking like. I’m
not doing it for work or school(because I am not currently enrolled or employed
ha!). I am doing it for the sheer pleasure of doing something that interests me
and excites me. My best friend texted me the other night asking when I last got
lost and told me that we both needed to get lost. I thought she meant in a car and didn’t know what she was getting at. I asked her why and she said sometimes it’s
just great getting lost in different things like a book or good movie. I then
asked how a person is supposed to get intentionally lost. (I still thought she
was talking about going for a drive and getting lost together)She responded
with “Well you simply stop trying to be found or find yourself. Instead find
yourself lost in your photography. Lose yourself
in a passion. “
I knew then that she wasn't talking about driving. I think this is simply beautiful and I believe that I
could get lost in this project.
So please, be a part of my story, by sharing yours.
Here are two sample stories to get you thinking.
Sorry for all the background noise. The local parrots were quite noisy today.
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