Suddenly the Story..

I hadn't intended to hit you with another quote card today. Honestly. But I was rifling through my notebook, looking for something else entirely, when I spotted this and thought - Storytelling Sunday. Pick Your Precious: an extraordinary pleasure in an ordinary thing. That's about right, isn't it?

That's what I've been discovering over those Sundays when I wander the house, search high up on a shelf or crawl under the bed, looking for the little something I know is going to bring a story to mind. The difference between the ordinary and the extraordinary is right there in the telling; and we, all of us, owe it to ourselves and our families, I think, to stop and say - look. This matters. Not the thing itself, but what the thing brings us. Its story is our story. Pick Your Precious - next Sunday - and let it speak.

What to pick? Well, it's July: we're off travelling soon, so maybe this time round that might be a theme? Something to do with a journey? a special trip? something you have brought back or a gift from afar? Just a thought: if you are having trouble coming up with an object, ask someone close to you. What does your family or friends think you hold close to your heart? maybe there is something everyone has always wanted to hear more about? You might be surprised by what they suggest. Or maybe a family member has a story to tell? Everyone, everywhere has something to be proud of..

Or something they can't help reaching out to touch every time they walk past it. Or something they think about throwing out every time there is a clearout, but somehow it never happens. Or something that puts a smile on a face every time its story is told. Pick one..take a picture..write three sentences..suddenly, there you have it. A story.

We're halfway through the year now: how many objects have you collected? I know I heard talk of a mini album or two, or a little bound book of simple photos and stories? That's my plan. A history of me (or you) in twelve objects? Next Sunday will be number seven...