6 Word Stories reflecting on The Story Conference 2019
The six word story was supposedly made famous by Ernest Hemmingway with “For sale, baby shoes, never worn” … it also forms a great way to quickly and effectively invite people to reflect on a topic or area of inquiry.. as has been described in Activity 87 – 6-word-memoirs contributed by Russel Deal in The Story Cookbook.
What follows below are a collection of 6 word stories conference participants shared when asked to reflect on the Story Conference 2019 held November 27-29th:
| Great networking, highly enthused, still talking! |
| Personal storytelling drives reflection, learning, direction. |
| Play in the woods before dark |
| Low key process threads through story-interaction. |
| Arrived anxious, dwelt comfortably, left inspired |
| Hi there. Tell me your story. |
| Echoes of present, past and future |
| Words and feelings, partners in crime. |
| Believe, you can rewrite your story |
| Tellers of stories are teachers undiscovered |
| big rooms,full of of stories and people. |
| I love this 6 word play…so I have some choices: My Story, Your Story, Our Story or Our stories create courage and connection. or Old Stories + New Stories = Change or Our reality is in our stories. |
| committed people, who care, great work |
| Story telling is best with friends. |
| Three days’ food feeds for years. |
| People learning together, through stories shared. |
| Delightful inviting warm stimulating balanced happiness |
| Inbox three messages. new friends made. |
| Open mind, open heart? Empowered stories. |
| So many stories…many common threads |
| Intrigued, I step into discovery mode. |
| I have nothing to say. |
| new insights, to share and use |
| Plenty of fun, emotions at play. |
| Storytellers came, told, listened and broke bread together. |
| Own your story, not another’s story |
| Sharing story experiences doing good |
| opening hearts and minds against silence |
| Fantastic company, stories shared, enlightenment received |
| Time to share with story lovers. |
| Stories bring us all together, better. |
| We gather Over stores Experiences shared |
| Stories are both unique and universal. |
| It’s not hemmingway but I will try: wonderful people, great ideas, open minds, caring hearts and new inspiration. |
| My story won’t die with me |
| Lovely people, wonderful workshops, excellent environment |
| Lived experiences, bare feet, changing directions |
| Change through story; who’d have thought……. |
| Anxious hopes great exchange, new journies |
| I met an amazing interesting human |
| Flowing words, warm company, soul food. |
| We changed a story when needed |
| awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome, |
| Untold stories told, hearts aerated, complete. |
| Life is story, stories are life. |
| January 16th, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized |
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