Life is Breath Everything Else is a Story

<p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>The universe is made up of stories not atoms.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Muriel Rukeyser</span></p><p></p><p><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Some years ago when I first read this quote by American poet Muriel Rukeyser I wrote in my journal that someday I would write a book about how and why personal stories are so important. By listening to and reading stories others share about their lives and by sharing our stories with them we get to know ourselves and each other better. We learn that diversity is a strength not a weakness.</em></p><p></p><p><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Why do we even care about painful past events and experiences if not to identify and value lessons learned so we can prevent such mistakes from happening again and again?</em></p><p><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>We are now at a time in history when we need to let go of our egos and come together with more humility compassion and gratitude for ourselves each other and our beautiful world.</em></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>This book is my dream come true to inspire you</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>to write and share your own life stories too.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Pamela Harman Daugavietis </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>For a variety of resources to help you</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>write your own life stories turn to</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>the Appendix beginning on Page 89. </span></p><p></p>