Your Story Matters

            We read and share stories found in history or written by famous authors. There is no harm in sharing those stories if they build connections and offer insights into our human nature. 

Viola Davis, American actress, who in 2017 was listed by Time magazine as one of the most influential top one hundred people in the world, says that to believe that the only stories worth sharing are from the past or found in books is not true and limits the expression and joy of our lives.[1]

Every story matters. My story matters. Your story matters.

Davis adds, “We are all worthy of telling our stories and having them heard. We all need to be seen and honored in the same way that we all need to breathe.”[2]

We need to muster the courage to tell our stories as they are in their uniqueness. Our stories do not need to have great success (there is no true story only having success, by the way). We need to honor joys as well as sorrows, successes as well as failure, laughter as well as tears, connection as well as brokenness, all intertwined in the story of our life. 

            Our stories can be sacred if we see them with humility and through God’s eyes. We are empowered to share our stories only if we look compassionately at ourselves, particularly the broken pieces in our lives. 

Sharing our stories not only deepens relationships but also brings healing and courage to both, the storyteller, and the listener. 

Can we start looking at our stories with compassion and with a sense of sacredness? Can we share our stories with people who listen and care?

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[1] Davis, V. in Brown B. (2017). Braving the Wilderness. Random House.

[2] Davis, V. in Brown B. (2017). Braving the Wilderness.