The Power of Story

Posted on August 8, 2019 by mitchteemley

Power of Story

“Tell ‘em there’s power in Story,” the old gnome whispered. “Power ter heal and power ter hurt. Tell ‘em ter use their stories ter heal.”

~from The Wishing Map

The above quote is the tagline for my life and the source of my blog site’s title. It’s a mission to which I recommit (however imperfectly I may fulfill it) Every Day

About mitchteemley

Writer, Filmmaker, Humorist, Thinker-about-stuffer
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19 Responses to The Power of Story

  1. Deb Farris says:
    August 8, 2019 at 10:49 am

    That’s a keeper!

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  2. insanitybytes22 says:
    August 8, 2019 at 11:42 am

    Amen, Mitch! I totally believe in that mission. 🙂

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  3. nancyehead says:
    August 8, 2019 at 12:15 pm

    LOVE THAT! Thanks and God bless!

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  4. lynnabbott says:
    August 8, 2019 at 12:38 pm

    Beautiful! Love this, Mitch! 🙂

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  5. Terri, Reclaiming Hope says:
    August 8, 2019 at 12:50 pm

    I love this Mitch! I’ll have to remember this one.

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  6. John Sayers says:
    August 8, 2019 at 12:56 pm

    Reminds me of the old church song “We’ve a story to tell to the nations and story to tell to the World’. Or a ton of other church songs coming into my head right now.

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  7. anitashope says:
    August 8, 2019 at 12:56 pm

    To heal and lift up.

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  8. revruss1220 says:
    August 8, 2019 at 2:26 pm

    Terrific. I have a friend who started a new church in Houston a couple of years ago. Its name is The Story: Houston. (https://thestory.church). It is based on the exact premise you state here. Keep telling your story! You lift us up every day.

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  9. righteousbruin9 says:
    August 8, 2019 at 2:46 pm

    That I shall do, to my utmost ability, in a coming book of stories from my life.

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  10. lynn__ says:
    August 9, 2019 at 6:24 am

    An awesome tagline to live and write by!

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  11. Douglas Knight says:
    August 9, 2019 at 7:13 am

    From one old gnome to another, I agree. Thanks for the reminder.

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  12. pick1solution says:
    August 9, 2019 at 11:33 am

    “Power ter’, a mantra for lifting others to the top”, whispered a wise Gnome.

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  13. frenchc1955 says:
    August 12, 2019 at 10:29 pm

    Mitch, this is wonderful!

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  14. frenchc1955 says:
    August 12, 2019 at 10:30 pm

    Reblogged this on charles french words reading and writing and commented:
    Here is a wonderful blog on the power of story from Mitch Teemley!

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  16. OIKOS™-Publishing says:
    August 13, 2019 at 4:10 pm

    Great motivation, Mitch! Thank you! Michael

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