Tell Me Your Story. . . I So Want To Know

Can I write a book? Do I have the intellect, the knowledge, the ability, the creativity, the gift? Hmm. I don't rightly know. What I do know is that this idea - crazy as it might be - has been part of me for a good long while now. Just yesterday, a beloved friend reminded me of my dream. Seems I had forgotten about it or shelved the idea or set it aside because life got busy. But the moment she spoke the words, "when are you going to start writing your book", the idea of it came flooding back and filled me with all the warm, fuzzy feelings I long ago connected with the thought of it all. My idea is really quite simple. It involves people and stories and stringing the two together. Everyone has a story to tell. Everyone! All humans. . . rich or poor, black or white, male or female, old or young have a story. A memory. An event. Something that happened in their life that created or caused powerful emotion in them. Something that changed them for the better. . . or for the worse. A force so strong that it had a ripple effect throughout their family, their community, their country and even the world at large. I want to know those stories. I want the world to know. And what better way to share then a book? So here's what I propose I do. I shall buy a cheap, hand-held tape recorder (or whatever we call recording devices in this day and age) and I will then approach people one at a time. Friend or foe, stranger or acquaintance. I will ask them for 15 minutes. Give me 15 minutes and tell me your story. Everyone has one, won't you please tell me yours? Once I have collected enough material, the real journey will begin. Putting it altogether - finding the commonality, the themes, the similarities - the proof if you will - that we humans all share one thing. Emotions. Feelings. Thoughts. And those emotions, feelings and thoughts when put into action, create change that shapes the world. What a fascinating story this could be. Can I write it? Well, that's a whole other question. But I'm willing to try, and that's a start. So I'm off. . . getting ready to create a story of my own. . . one that will hopefully help shape and change the world. And even if it doesn't do all that, at least it will be a new journey in my life. I welcome the challenge.