What a rich reflection on the interplay between story and action. You’ve captured something vital about why I'm drawn to both. I love how you’ve charted your own journey from the confident speaker of a decade ago to someone who’d stepped back, only to discover fresh energy in revisiting the very thing you thought you’d exhausted. That moment of self-doubt (“am I even a storyteller or an activist?”) is so familiar. The workshop anecdote, capped by the simple question “can stories change the world?” and answered with “how can they not?” is a powerful invitation. It reminds me that our small acts of imagination, are the first domino in a much larger, world-changing sequence. Thank you for bringing me back to that essential truth: before anything else, activism is born in the mind’s eye.
What a perfect way to finish - with Skunk Anansie’s ‘An Artist is an Artist’! The words are for all the arts and artists of all genres. And yes Dan, you definitely are a storyteller of quality and impact in the stories of community you tell.
Thanks Dan! Nice post.
What a rich reflection on the interplay between story and action. You’ve captured something vital about why I'm drawn to both. I love how you’ve charted your own journey from the confident speaker of a decade ago to someone who’d stepped back, only to discover fresh energy in revisiting the very thing you thought you’d exhausted. That moment of self-doubt (“am I even a storyteller or an activist?”) is so familiar. The workshop anecdote, capped by the simple question “can stories change the world?” and answered with “how can they not?” is a powerful invitation. It reminds me that our small acts of imagination, are the first domino in a much larger, world-changing sequence. Thank you for bringing me back to that essential truth: before anything else, activism is born in the mind’s eye.
Thanks Matt - very much appreciated.
What a perfect way to finish - with Skunk Anansie’s ‘An Artist is an Artist’! The words are for all the arts and artists of all genres. And yes Dan, you definitely are a storyteller of quality and impact in the stories of community you tell.
Thank you!
Thoroughly enjoyed the longer intro and hearing your thinking in action, rooting in other words. Always love the newsletter.
Thank you, I still love writing it, too!