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What do you think is happening here?. Who is this?. Sagen ( Legends). Marchen (Fairy tales). …or how about these. The Last Kiss J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers; 1964 Pearl Jam; 1998 So Happy Together The Turtles; 1967 I Wanna Hold Your Hand Beatles; 1963 The Song Remembers When
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Who is this? Sagen ( Legends) Marchen (Fairy tales)
…or how about these • The Last Kiss • J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers; 1964 • Pearl Jam; 1998 • So Happy Together • The Turtles; 1967 • I Wanna Hold Your Hand • Beatles; 1963 • The Song Remembers When • Trisha Yearwood; October 1993 • Tell Me The Story Of Jesus • I Love to Hear the Story
WHAT IS THE COMMON THREAD? THEY ALL TELL A STORY!!
Is this a representation of your life? BIRTH The Importance of Stories DEATH Or is more like this Birth Death In All of This…There Lies Your Life’s Story
How We Learn • It’s your decision…you choose what you will learn, or you can just sit there and pretend because it’s what we have to do. • Because your motivated to learn those things that will provide an “internal payoff” rather than an external one. • The most memorable learning comes from personal experience, or by working with someone you the learner perceived to be knowledgeable and wise.
How We Learn • We learn best by having our own experiences, or by reflecting on the experiences of others. • Pay attention to what’s happening or happened in the past. • Remember what was seen. • Must be physically and intellectually capable of mimicking the behavior. • Have the motivation or reinforcement to model it.
Stories • Your story, is your story it empowers you. • Stories create an environment of trust. • Stories create a bond among those who hear them. • Stories engage the mind. • Stories have a unique ability to diffuse conflict and differences of opinion. • Stories encode a lot of cultural information. • Stories provide a way to learn from personal or vicarious experiences. • Stories can be used as weapons. • Stories can heal.
…What’s the Point? • Why should I care? • Because it makes sense for me to do so! • You influence each other everyday by the actions you take and the stories you tell. • Examples • Everyday, you live a new story. • The key from a safety man’s perspective…
My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." from: Forrest Gump(1994) Forrest Gump: I don't know if we each have a destiny, or if we're all just floatin' around accidental-like on a breeze. But I, I think maybe it's both.