banksy: Women's Stories

Friday, May 14, 2010

Women's Stories

Do you think about your story?

Your past, the present, where you have been,

where you are going, your hopes for the future?

I ask because today I heard many stories...

women's stories and I found them fascinating.

I belong to a Friday walking/hiking group. This morning 30 of us set off to see the beautiful English countryside. We rotated back and forth, talking with one than another, taking it all in stride. Some people have been a part of this group for years and there are others, like myself, who are just joining in. We are alike in that our home countries are somewhere else. We are expats calling England our home. For some of us it will be a blip on the radar screen of life, it will pass quickly. For others, it will register in a fuller sense and for some it will become the land they call home. Each story is as unique as the individual. The questions flow one after another. We talk about our experiences and before you know it 2 hours have passed and we have walked 6 miles. It was refreshing.

As I drove away today I thought back on our conversations. I enjoyed them all. I then started to think of my friends spread out around the world and the stories of their lives. This thought led me to the friendships I have so enjoyed in the blogging world and the stories that unfold with each post.

Whether verbal or written we are all telling the story of our lives. It comes in bits and pieces in all shapes and forms. The story is not always happy, often times their is heartache but the story is ours. It is in the fabric of our lives.

Ok, I am going to stop there.

I feel passionate about this and could go on forever about it!

It is Friday...time for rest :)

On that note, this is where my story began today.....