We all have stories in our life.

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Stories that hold meaning.

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The meaning we have made from them is often quite personal.

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Yet there can be a message in there for other people.

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It can be hard for us to see the value of sharing the story.

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We may feel embarrassed or ashamed of the story.

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It might feel like a long held secret that we are afraid to bring out into the light.

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For it could be a story of our abuse, neglect, or trauma.

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So it can be hard to make a meaning from those experiences that is actually uplifting for others.

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Yet we survived those events in our lives and we are still here.

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That alone can be uplifting.

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And we may even find that we have built a bridge from our past to our future that can inspire people.

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That is where our message can be found.

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Not in the trials and tribulations we have experienced, but in the way we persevered through it all.

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For we all can find a message in our stories that inspires other people from what we have experienced.

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We just have to be brave enough and bold enough to share them.

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And that is not easy.

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For it means being truly vulnerable with others.

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To bare not only our soul, but our hopes, fears, dreams, and regrets all at the same time.

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And to do that is real courage.

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Finding that courage not only helps us, it also helps all who will hear our stories.

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So it might be selfless or selfish to do so.

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It does not matter.

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What matters is that the stories are told and our meanings are given light.

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For those with the ears to hear will do so.

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And if we touch even one heart with our words, it will be all worth it.

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So is there a story that is asking be told from your life?

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Can you be brave enough to share it with the world?

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~ Sam Liebowitz, The Conscious Consultant

Host of The Conscious Consultant Hour