The Origin Point Of Stories
Two possibilities we would do well to understand
Unpublished Film Footage
A few months ago I was asked to give an observation on storytelling for a group within the wonderful Service Space community that were considering storytelling’s part in the evolution of this world. This is the recording of what was said. Raw footage straight out of the camera.
There’s a binary nature to where words are spoken from. To where stories are told from. And what they need. That they need.
I believe it to be profoundly important to know where words have been spoken from - their origin point - particularly if we’re to address the meta-crises of this world and our lives.
Perhaps we’re not the writer of our story but the page on which it is written.
If you recall from past comments over the years, I have struggled with this concept simply because I value free will and autonomy in ways that I am able to do so. Perhaps you simply mean this at the beginning of an Inner View session rather than 'at all times', which I wonder if that is entirely possible to do. I've been wondering about this though, and this is what felt true at least for me.
We can take the time to let truth land on the page, then choose, with integrity, what becomes the published line.
For me, this allows me the freedom to be open to what comes, to intentionally take time to set down preconceived notions, beliefs, emotions and wait for what arises. In this case, something meaningful and true. Then act on it. Rather than simply abdicating free will and living passively. Perhaps that is simply my personal nature and not necessarily everyone else's. :)