Listening to stories can make you laugh, cry, snicker or soar. Telling stories can help you retrieve lost history, discover connections with strangers, and understand your deepest feelings. Sometimes, they can even help you heal. These were some of the points I drew from a conversation with three individuals who use storytelling in their work.
You're stuck and worried. Panic sets in. Know that feeling? How do you get "unstuck" when working on a big project? That was one of the questions we posed to participants at a recent Renaissance Journalism retreat designed to help them examine their work and purpose as journalists.
What inspires you? How do you sustain your sense of calling in the face of the everyday stresses of your job, your life? These are just some of the questions a group of 12 Bay Area journalists pondered at "Purpose & Passion: A Storytelling Retreat for Journalists," sponsored by Renaissance Journalism on July 12-14..
