The Power of Story

Posted on February 17, 2024 by mitchteemley

The Power of Story (mitchteemley.com)

“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.”

~The Wishing Map

The above quote is the source of my blog site’s title. It’s also the mission I strive (however imperfectly) to live out every day.

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

  1. Kate Duff says:
    February 17, 2024 at 5:32 pm

    Love this quote Mitch, it gave me goosebumps. Stories are power, words change consciousness every moment of every day and then consciousness goes out and creates change in the world.

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  2. CattleCapers says:
    February 17, 2024 at 5:41 pm

    “Life and death are in the power of the tongue.”–Proverbs 18:21

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  3. Gary Fultz says:
    February 17, 2024 at 7:06 pm

    I read “Once upon a time”. 4 words and I can go there. That’s a lot of power.

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  4. juliansummerhayes says:
    February 18, 2024 at 1:06 am

    Amen to that. If you like stories and storytellers you should check out the work of Dr Martin Shaw. He lives about 7 miles from where I live and I think you’d like his work. https://drmartinshaw.com/ Take care, Julian

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  5. Jennie says:
    February 18, 2024 at 4:51 pm

    Stories are one of the greatest healers, especially healing the heart.

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  7. Kristi says:
    February 20, 2024 at 1:28 am

    Amen-Amein Mitch <3 JESUS-YESHUA LOVES YE ALL <3 

    GOODNIGHT YE ALL AMEN-AMEIN!!

    Love <3 Always and Shalom, YSIC o/

    Kristi <3

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  8. wordancerblog says:
    February 20, 2024 at 9:31 am

    Yep – use stories to heal – like Mitch does! Do you know the book Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie? It is wonderfully uplifting!

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