Storytellers

Among my nick-nacs are several storyteller dolls.  These are traditional Pueblo motifs, open-mouthed adults with children gathered around to listen.  It's an image of passing on the wisdom of the elders, cultural literacy in clay.

It strikes me that, as a culture, we've lost control of our storytellers.  

All of us have stories to tell and those stories either build up or they tear down.  Either they bring community or they tear it apart.  There's very little middle ground.

What stories do you listen to?  What stories do you read? What stories do you tell?  

It makes a difference in where you are going.