60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday: There Is Value and Worth in Our Cracked Pot Selves

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Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.

Do you get the feeling that maybe things around us are broken or, at least cracked? Maybe you feel this way. Maybe like me you also complicate the feeling of being cracked by creating inner stories about worthiness while trying to ignore  pain and hide flaws.

Maybe it’s true and maybe it isn’t but once there was a woman who rose at dawn to carry water from the river to her hut. Her pot was cracked while her neighbors had perfect pots. The water carrier felt ashamed that her pot was flawed and therefore she was flawed as well because she could not afford a perfect pot. What if this women was you? What if a friend pointed to the many flowers that had sprung up from the daily watering and asked, “How would these flowers have bloomed here unless your cracked pot had watered them?”

Story Prompt: Our lives are shaped by the stories we tell ourselves about our worth and value. Claiming our authentic contribution to the world begins with making a conscious decision to know what stories we are telling and ask, “Is this true?”  Without you being just the way you are, flowers of strength, courage and wisdom would not have bloomed where you are walking.  What is true about your worth and value? Write that story!

Practical Tip: The magic of stories is also in the sharing. If you wish share your story with someone or something.   All that matters is you have a story.

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Stories From Women Who Walk Production Team

Podcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story Arts

Music: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron Music

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