Every Picture Tells A Story
Today is National Tell a Story Day! I have to admit, my storytelling skills run a bit shy, but, I happen to know some amazing storytellers. What a great way for people to embrace this moment and break out into song an adventure in storytelling. Read a story to your children, I don't care if they are adults and have children of their own... After I finish this post, I have a book that I have been wanting to read and tonights the night. The night is almost my own, and frankly, that doesn't happen very often.
I look at the loveliness of these flowers, knowing full well that they are an invasive species. Until I found that out, it was my very favortie flower. Now, I cannot make my elf love something that is ruining a part of the environment. There is a story in there somewhere. There is a story here. There is a story in every picture. Sometimes it is short and sweet, other times, it is between you and it to keep. Not all stories need be read aloud. Sometimes, those words only live with the voice in your head.
Does that count? Indeed.
Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways for people to communicate with one another. It’s something that can be used by leaders to influence public opinion, for teachers to teach, and for storytellers to inspire. It’s also something that humanity has been using since the dawn of time, and the ability to tell a story is a trait that humans all share with one another. That’s probably why it’s a good idea for people to take some time out of the day on April 27th to celebrate National Tell A Story Day. Storytelling is actually quite fascinating and all humans can do it, yet few people realize just how powerful it can be. source
These are leaves, so full of color
They live on right outside my door, open it up
And there are the trees
My friend came over, her head was an ache
We need to change those leaves to be duller
They give me a headache
A definite telling of a story right here. Can a story be in poetry? Yes!!! If there is something I have learned, it is that the best stories come from that place of comfort for you. Tell me what you know. You could probably talk about it forever.
Every picture tells a story, but, not every story needs a picture.
This is one of my little tree stories, some of which even I am tired of hearing, but, this is one of the many pieces of my life that I take with me, wherever I go. In one move, I took a baby pool and filled it up with plants, bushes, and trees. On another adventure, I took all sorts of seeds and plants from my great-grandmothers' house. She had the prettiest little Japanese Lanterns that I have been carrying around forever and ever. I have so many plant stories, kid's stories, adventures, and just life-learning stories.
I am waiting to see if anyone I know will take the dive and celebrate this holiday, hashtag it today and I will be glad to visit your post. It would be my honor. For the best visibility, use the hashtag #NationalTellAStoryDay to spread the word about this holiday far and wide.
All I have are my words, armed in my mind, written in pen, stand by stand. Oh, yes. Still by hand. It has a different feel. Altered not by keys, backspace, and delete, I write, erase, tear it to pieces and start all over again. And again.
It’s my way. I walk out to the deep end of the page and dive right in.
Thank you for visiting my post 💖 Don't ever forget what a wonderful world we live in, people. Some days, it is not as easy to see,just how wonderful it really is. For me, I try to do my part. Kindness counts. Wherever you go, whatever you do.
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed,
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature’s changing course untrimmed:
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st,
Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st,
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Shakespeare
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