Read Why Life Stories Change and see yourself different
A Poem about the book, Why Life Stories Change →
We have a choice in putting together the narrative of who we are and who we become. We can pick which of the events we connect with and what we conclude about them, and then weave and reweave them into our story. As my story changes with the retelling, it changes me. I become different because of how I see the story.
In Why Life Stories Change, author Brent M. Jones offers some thoughtful reflections on how the events of our lives can be reshaped over time, resulting in positive changes in our self-identity.
A Poem about this Book
Consider the Journey
When I pause on my journey, looking back
It seems so clear seeing the path
I see the connections that got me here
The importance of diversions that were not clear
The goodness of people found along the way
Some came for a reason; some blocked the way
Sun came but so did the rain
Peace was felt, but so was pain
Then I look forward, and clarity leaves me
Which path should I follow today?
Where is the true light that shows the way?
Will mistakes still happen if I always do right?
The journey is fantastic,
But I need an anchor for the night
Embracing the randomness is all I can do
Breathe in the amazing
Rejoice with life choices
Why Life Stories Change: As your look at your own life story, you see yourself differently →
“The events of our lives can be reshaped over time, resulting in positive changes in our self-identity”
Why Life Stories Change: As You Look At Your Own Life Story, You See Yourself Differently states who we are in all the events in our life, especially those we connect with. We choose the events that connect each time we tell our life stories. We do just that by putting together the narrative of who we are in our own life stories.
We can pick which of the events we connect with, what we conclude about them, and then weave and reweave them into our story. As my story changes with the retelling, it changes me. I become different because of how I see the story.
The narrative includes our experiences and those we have known. A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, and all those lives influence us.
A poem by an unknown author suggests that:
"Some people come into our lives for a reason, some for a season, and some for a lifetime.”
Compare: Some see the poem this way
Some believe that God sends the people that are needed into your life, and others who may come bring challenges and darkness.
