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the story must be told.

Stories are powerful. They grip your heart and put real humanism behind the everyday ordinary. What’s your story?

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Maybe you’ve never written your story before or told it to anyone. Maybe you’re afraid of what others will think or even to experience the emotions that your own story might bring.

But there is power in a story.

I encourage you to write your life out in black and white. You do not need to be a writer. No, you can write it anonymously in a secret journal that you hide away. But one day your story will need to be told.

Your days. Your life. Your purpose, encouragement, and struggles will help another.

Real stories relate to real lives.

I love telling stories.

I love writing out life experiences here for you to read. But recently I’ve found myself in a quandary.

You see a lot of time my story isn’t just about me, it’s about others. And telling a story involving another seems counter to the trust I’ve worked so hard to build.

So how do you do that?

How do you tell your story and not infringe of the privacy of others?

You ask permission.

You let time pass.

You change names.

The story must be told.

So write. Write it fast. Write it messy. Write it down. Write it now.

The day will come when your written story will be able to be birthed to the world. But for now, that written story just might be for you!

Do you have a story longing to be told?

 

I’m over at Lisa-Jo Baker’s today where we are talking about writing. Stop by. And hey, sign up for my newsletter here and you can get part of my story.

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  1. Sometimes the most important stories we write are those that are just for ourselves. But it still needs to be written! Love the post!

    • What a sweet joy to have you stop by. Love your stories, heart, and words.

  3. I love that you wrote about this as it is something I have considered, how to write a story that affects others. I agree about writing in a journal I think that has really helped me to get in touch with myself more and better express myself on paper. I know that it has also helped me to grow in what I share on the blog.

  4. “Real stories relate to real lives.” So very true! And, yes, Stories are a birthing process! Thanks for sharing yours!

  5. I love this and I am so glad that you came back to fmf tonight!

  6. Oh, yes, the story has to be told. I believe it is as necessary to us as water is to roots! Yes – there are even healthy boundaries in story-telling! A story-teller doesn’t give all the information; a good story teller doesn’t tell everything but delivers truth fully! (how’s that for a paradox)! Wonderful points Alene!

  7. The fact that I love to tell stories is how I justify that God might really want to use me in this way. When I first realized I love to write I was apprehensive because I was never good at writing in school. I would dangle participles, misuse punctuation, and just generally do a bang up job on sentence diagramming. I just could not and still cannot make myself care too much about the “correct” way to write. I write to share, not to impress anyone with my grammar skills. Thanks for the encouragement!

    • I too envision that red felt tip marker when I write. What an obstacle grades of the past are to overcome. Glad you write anyway!

  8. I did that yesterday! It was fast and straight from inside me without censoring myself, except once. I even called myself out on it then. I’m often afraid I’ll just dump more onto others than they want to hear. Maybe taking over that tipping point is the act that pushes someone else to do the same. You are such an encouraging soul, Alene!

    • Love that Amy — going over the tipping point helps others do the same. That is some great truth. Thanks!

  9. I tell my stories in poems mostly. I have written my life story before but now I have no idea where it is. There is no life story that cannot reach into another persons heart and touch them. And somewhere out there is someone who will gain strength from it to go on with new answers and hope.

  11. I so agree. I write bits and pieces of my story on my blog, and have a yearning to tell more. I, too, worry about infringing on others’ who were part of my story. I’m still struggling with how to tell the truth in a good way. Thank you for your most encouraging and empowering post!

    • Anne — write that story! Even if you don’t publish or post it — write it any way. It’s your imprint and part of God’s grander story. Let it be written and one day told.

  13. Wonderful post Alene! Thanks for writing:) I enjoy your space here.

  14. This is really great! I’m glad I connected with you this weekend via SITS.

  15. I loved this post! So very true – we each have a story to be told. It must be told. May we be brave and share our stories. Someone needs to hear it! So glad I stopped from the SITS as I missed this yesterday at Lisa Jo’s :) Blessings!

        • That’s the one thing I don’t like about disqus it’s hard for me to find others. You might want to add your web page to your profile so it comes up when people click on you. :)

          • Done!! Thank you for the suggestion! I never thought of it. So appreciate that you cared enough to suggest it. Blessings!

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