After reading a news story about William Shatner’s space mission with Blue Origin last year, I added Shatner’s memoir, Boldly Go, to my reading list. I finally got to it last month. Not only did the book give me some insight as I prepared for an interview with a man Shatner’s age, but I also […]
Power of Stories
How Video Moves Us
It’s weird how things happen in bunches. I spent time the other day talking with Whitney about her work with Sacred Stories. That evening I got a notification from my Google Photos with the “ 4 years ago today” pop-up. Four years ago, my mom was at our house for dinner, and, after dinner, I […]
“Listen More Closely To Their Stories”
I am in the process of losing my only remaining grandparent. To me, it’s a lot like losing some of the last remaining bits of my childhood. The memories of spending time at a grandparent’s home, with all the different and old-fashioned ways they lived start to fade into the recesses of our minds. My […]
Unexpected Gifts
Each Legacy Film project that we complete at Sacred Stories is another reminder of the incredible power that stories have to change lives. When I first started this business, I thought of the finished Legacy Film product as the most important outcome from this work – the video recording of life stories for individuals and […]
Ham for the Holidays
I am fascinated by poets and always have been. They seem to effortlessly paint a reality with the stroke of a word. An award-winning poet named Muriel Ruykeser once said, “The world is not made of atoms. It is made of stories.” When Whitney asked me to write a blog for Sacred Stories, one of […]
Bringing Food and Stories Together
When people gather for a meal and share the stories of their lives, it is scientifically proven to be good for the body, mind, and spirit. I’ve asked people about their most special days, and the responses I hear support these research findings. Ordinary, everyday meals that seem insignificant can become part of the life […]