Go Forth and Tell Your Stories

Listeners will find themselves captivated by the voices of the past and present, as we reflect on how stories enhance everything from personal growth to public speaking. Through humor, poignant memories, and the occasional unexpected twist, this episode promises to entertain while offering insights into the powerful tradition of storytelling. Whether you're a veteran storyteller or simply someone who appreciates a well-spun yarn, there's something here for you—an invitation to see the world through the lens of stories yet to be told.

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Here For the Memories

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Here for the memories thought-provoking audio memoir
shorts filled with stories,humor, anecdotes and commentary
on social, cultural, businessand religious issues.
Whatever Lyndon remembers andthinks will entertain, challenge
and inform is a possiblesubject.

(00:20):
The collection of memoriesabout one's life allows for the
development and refinement of asense of self, including who one
is, how one has changed andwhat one might be like in the
future.

Speaker 2 (00:34):
Greetings and salutations.
I'm Lyndon Wool.
I have the good fortune ofhaving you join me.
This is here for the Memoriesand it is my audio memoir.
This is here for the Memoriesand it is my audio memoir.
So glad you came.
I like visitors, especiallyfrequent visitors, so I welcome
you back.
You know, when you're at apoint in life and I am where you

(00:55):
have more to look back on inyour lifespan than to look
forward to, your life becomes anamalgamation of stories.
I love stories.
I spent many years in publicspeaking and all the experts
will say the same thing it's astory that will captivate,

(01:16):
capture someone's attention,always lead with a story.
I tell a lot of stories.
Some of them are true, althoughI'm not a professional at it.
Just down the road from where Ilive is the International
Storytelling Center and it hoststhe National Storytelling
Festival.
There is nothing like it in theentire world and it's in a very

(01:39):
small town called Jonesborowhere the greatest storytellers
in the world come to compete andto share their personal
experiences.
Just amazing, and at some pointI'm going to share my
experience preaching at theFirst Baptist Church of
Jonesboro.
There as a college kid I did itthree times and it has a very

(02:01):
unique and amazing history thatrevolves around stained glass
windows, which areextraordinarily rare.
It also has a slave section inthe back still to this day that
was separated from the mainauditorium by a curtain, and I'm
sure you can figure out why.
By the way, if you'reinterested in storytelling, you

(02:23):
have to check out themothorgT-H-E-M-O-T-H dot org.
I dream of participating in oneof their storytelling events.
This comes from their website.
The Moth's mission is to promotethe art and craft of
storytelling and to honor andcelebrate the diversity and
commonality of human experience.

(02:45):
Since its launch in 1997, theMoth has presented thousands of
stories, told live and withoutnotes.
It's raw.
Moth shows are renowned for thegreat range of human experience
they showcase.
Each show starts with a themeand the storytellers explore it,

(03:05):
often in unexpected ways, sinceeach story is true and every
voice authentic.
The shows dance betweendocumentary and theater,
creating a unique, intimate andoften enlightening experience
for the audience.
Doesn't that sound fantastic?
Okay, I need to get back ontask here.

(03:27):
Have you ever wondered why TEDxis so popular?
It's the stories Come on.
East Tennessee State University, which is in the small town
that I live in, has the onlymaster's degree in storytelling
that I'm aware of and I thinkthat's fascinating and one of
these days I might very wellenter that program.

(03:48):
You know I try to weave storiesinto every aspect of my life,
whether it's in a businessmeeting or when I'm talking to
my 12-year-old daughter, piper,she constantly clamors for
another story.
Please, daddy, another storythat I haven't heard before
because I tend to be redundantOne I've never heard before, and
I do my best to remember andrecite them.

(04:10):
But stories come to us not bymental exertion.
It seems as if the harder wetry to remember them, the more
elusive they are.
Stories come to us becausesomething happens in life that
triggers or reminds us of thoseevents, those stories, those
memories.
If you will and that's thebeauty of it you can't conjure

(04:32):
up a story about your life.
If you did, it would be morethan likely pure fiction.
You have to wait on therevelation of life's
circumstances to prompt you torecall an event, a story, a
powerful story, a story thatspeaks to the present moment,
and that story tells the storyof who you are and who I am as

(04:58):
well.
This podcast, which is an audiomemoir, actually is entitled
here for the memories.
Why?
Because my memories are nothingmore than amalgamation of
stories.
I think I've said that before,even in this podcast.
I told you I was redundant, butit really did bear repeating,

(05:22):
and those stories capture theessence of my experience on this
planet.
Some are funny.
At least I'm trying to be funny.
You know, I think I'm funny andthat's all that really matters.
I really don't give a ratbehind what you think.
Okay, my wife says I'm not asfunny as I think I am, and I do
care what she thinks.
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (05:42):
I even thought that was funny.

Speaker 2 (05:43):
Moving on, let me start again.
Some of my stories arephilosophical, some are
spiritual, some are practical,some are challenging ideas or
notions.
Some of the stories challengeme as I kind of figuratively lay
down in the bed of my past anddare take a long nap that has
vivid dreams, Dreams of eventsgone by, dreams of lessons

(06:03):
learned and poor decisions made,Dreams of stories that I've yet
to tell, stories that I forgotbut I needed to be reminded of.
You can call it the universe,you can call it God that's what
I do.
You can call it evolved humannature, but we need something to
remind us of how beautiful ourstories really are.

(06:25):
So go forth and tell your story.
Every time a present eventtriggers a profound memory,
archive it for future reference.
Someone you love needs to hearyou recount it and its lessons.
Or maybe you alone grow fromthe memory that your mind has
now repurposed into a story.

(06:47):
Thanks for joining me, LyndonWolfe, at here for the Memories.
Remember that your story hastremendous value, and looking
back will help you betterunderstand what that value is.

Speaker 1 (07:00):
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(07:23):
Lyndon to keep at it.
Much appreciated you.