Distance

"The shortest distance between two people is a story."

- Anonymous

I have the privilege everyday of living in this "shortest distance."  Stories have ways of reminding us of what is important.  The best way to learn about people is to learn about their story. Everybody has one.

Mitch Albom, master storyteller, writing in The Five People You Meet in Heaven, says "The world is full of stories, but they are all one."

Many people are reluctant to tell their story for fear that others will judge them or fail to understand. Sadly, people walk through life without ever experiencing the joy of telling their story and being known deeply by others.

Maya Angelou, poet and storyteller says, "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you."


Often times people are reluctant to share their story because they feel like others will ridicule them or make them feel like they are the only one who have a story like theirs.


Quid rides? Mutato nomine, de te fibula narrator. From the writings of Horace, translated:  Why do you laugh? Change the name, and the story is told of you.


When was the last time you told your story? What stories will future generations wish we had told? What holds you back from telling your story?


Stories connect us with others in ways that no other strategy can.


Today I am going to live in the "shortest distance." After all, that is where stories connect us to others.