I must know that I am, at least in part, the very thing I am seeking.*
Richard Rohr

Consciousness begins when brains gain the power – the simple power – of telling a story.**
Antonio Damasio

We are more than a bodies with lists –
What we have,
What we want,
What we’ve done,
What we have yet to do,
What we are free from having to do,
The places we have been,
The people we know –
We tell stories, and this makes things
far far more interesting;
Our success in life is not to be found in a list,
But in our ability to create a compelling story.

*Richard Rohr’s Eager to Love;
**Lisa Cron’s Story or Die.