there is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
– maya angelou
Have you ever imagined yourself as “famous”? What did it look like…and what did you imagine yourself being known for?
If you were given the chance to tell your story, what would you say? How would you begin? Would you start with…once upon a time?
What is the worst thing that you could ever imagine happening to you? How would you get through it? Who would be there to help you?
Do you ever feel lost? Not knowing what to focus on next...or, just completely unable to tap into your get-up-and-go? I can totally relate...I literally was a missing person / victim of crime...and, (also LITERALLY) lost to the world.
What was the scariest story you ever heard?...or felt? ...or experienced? Were you a child? Was there a bad guy?
What is the worst thing that you could ever imagine happening to you? How would you get through it? Who would be there to help you?
In the lead up to this year’s International Women’s Day my networks have been sharing a menagerie of new-to-me inspirational quoted gems from current powerhouse voices and I am EATING THEM UP…as I do…and there is one in particular of recent, that really stuck on impact…it reads: “Suffering is universal. But victimhood is optional.”
His name is Stu Gillett and before his official retirement in 2013 he spent 34 years in law enforcement. Stu and I initially met under intense circumstances when my fresh and promising journalism career path crossed his well-established policing career path and, to this day I can still vividly sense and feel all that surrounded our impactful first connection. It was the day that set the tone for my life’s future direction.
If you were to make a guess as to what the most popular favourite number in the world is, what would it be?
…the power of story telling
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