Hello to you listening in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada!

Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.

The Camino de Santiago de Compostella is fairly well marked with yellow arrows painted by volunteers and images of scallop shells pointing the way West. But every once in a while - like life - the way is unclear, unmarked, hidden even. You can get lost. I learned this the hard way. Now what?

You must stop and listen to your own voice. Silence the noise, the chatter, the distractions about which way to go. Your own knowing will help you out when you ask. And your guidebook. And your experience. Breathe. Quiet. Listen. Choose. Walk on. Eventually the Camino taught me that there is always a yellow arrow; but it might not be where I was looking.

Story Prompt: When have you walked your way from lost into the clear? What happened next? Write that story!

Practical Tip: The magic of stories is also in the sharing. If you wish share your story with someone or something. All that matters is you have a story.

You’re invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, I hope you’ll subscribe, follow, share a 5-star rating and nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, and join us next time! Remember to stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website, check out the Services, arrange a Discovery Call, Opt In to stay current with me and on Substack.

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Hello to you listening in Issaquah, Washington!

Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.

Maybe like me you’re curious about what makes you different. Cultivating our identity helps us to know who we are, where we’re going, what we have to offer.

What makes me different is an ability to listen for the meaning beneath the surface of the words, the context that gives life to content, the back-story. I uncover what my clients fear and desire so I can help them arrive at their authentic story. Together we translate the experience of living into a sense of purpose.

I believe that my clients know what they need and want to say; it is my purpose to listen it out of them, to help them say it in their own true words making me the only “story doula” I know.

One of my clients said this: “Diane is like the practice wall or backboard on a tennis court that tirelessly reflects the problems you are bouncing toward her and returns with solutions you didn’t know you had.”

If you are curious to learn more email me: info@quartermoonstoryarts.net for a no-obligation conversation

You’re invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, I hope you’ll subscribe, follow, share a 5-star rating and nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, and join us next time! Remember to stop by the website, check out the Services, arrange a Discovery Call, and Opt In to stay current with Diane and Quarter Moon Story Arts and on Substack.

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Podcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story Arts

Music: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron Music

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Hello to you listening in Farmington, Missouri!

Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.

This photo is my view of Ebey's Landing, Whidbey Island, Washington looking south toward the Admiralty Head Lighthouse, Fort Casey, and Admiralty Inlet which becomes Puget Sound. Fields are cleared, tilled, planted. Even a dwelling (Ferry House circa 1860's) still tucked in the woods. A brilliant summer day. But imagine how it began ......

In 1854 Jacob and Sarah Ebey were 61 and 58 years old respectively (more than twice the age of the average traveler) when they left Missouri and set out on the Oregon Trail. Traveling over 2,000 miles and across the rugged, forbidding Rocky Mountains they made their way to Whidbey Island, Washington.

Why leave home and all they knew for this arduous journey in their late years? Because their son Isaac said that the farmland was far better than any in the Midwest making this new frontier home for the families.

You have to wonder about these settlers who were willing to leave the comfort of all they knew unaware of what awaited them on the other side except maybe this: that the lives they had led were not going to be the lives they would lead.

How did they forge new frontiers? I imagine that it took willingness in the face of uncertainty. Like them, we’re all challenged with forging new paths in our lives; but we can and we will as long as we remember to say “Yes! Despite the odds. Yes! Come what may.”

Question: What new frontier might you be willing to venture into?

You’re invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, I hope you’ll subscribe, follow, share a 5-star rating and nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, and join us next time! Remember to stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website, check out the Services, arrange a Discovery Call, and Opt In to stay current with me and on Substack.

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Music: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron Music

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Hello to you longtime storytelling galpal Michelle in Victoria, BC, Canada!

Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.

The other day Michelle alerted me to a post in Seth’s Blog, a long, long, long-running publication by Seth Godin, author and strategist.

A protest or a project?

Protests let off steam. They organize people who might not show up by creating a moment in time where there’s enough opportunity and social pressure that they participate.

A protest sends a message.

But almost every time, the very things that made a protest appealing mean that it fails to change much. That’s because protests are momentary, temporary and urgent. The status quo is good at surviving protests. That’s why it’s still the status quo.

The alternative is a project. A project begins with a protest that ends with, “we’ll be back tomorrow, and we’re bringing our friends.”

A project is impatiently persistent. It plays a longer game, one that can outlast the status quo.

A project identifies the system and brings a systematic approach to changing that system.

Projects can seem boring when seen with a stopwatch, but they’re powerful when measured with a calendar.

Story Prompt: What happens next when the protest is over and you come back with your friends to unbalance the status quo? Write that story!

You're always welcome: "Come for the stories - Stay for the magic!" Speaking of magic, I hope you’ll subscribe, share a 5-star rating and nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, bring your friends and rellies, and join us! You will have wonderful company as we continue to walk our lives together. Be sure to stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website, check out the Services, arrange a no-obligation discovery chat, and Opt In to stay current with me as "Wyzga on Words" on Substack.

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Podcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story Arts

Music: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron Music

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Hello to you listening in Nairobi, Kenya!

Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.

The old ones in China tell a story about an equally old painter who invited friends to his home to see his latest work.

His friends gathered around to admire the artist’s painting which he had hung on a wall. The painting was a scene of a little park and a tiny footbridge crossing a stream that meandered through a forest that opened onto a meadow where stood a small cottage with an equally small door painted blue.

Those gathered together turned around to tell the painter how much they admired his work but he was nowhere to be found. One of his friends said, "Look! There he is! In the painting!" He walked up the path that led to the door of the cottage, stopped, turned, smiled, and disappeared inside.

Question: Imagine becoming so engrossed in your work that you end up disappearing into it in the same way. What do you imagine happens next? Become that!

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Podcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story Arts

Music: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron Music

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Hello to you listening in Newport News, Virginia!

Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.

Kindness. What is it good for? Absolutely everything!

✓ Reduces stress, anxiety, feelings of pain and depression, and lowers blood pressure

✓ Boosts self-esteem, feelings of well being, happiness, and optimism

✓ Fosters a sense of community helping people feel connected and supported

✓ Encourages compassion and understanding to break down barriers of prejudice

✓ Promotes a more caring and supportive environment, making the world a better place for everyone.

✓ Kindness is contagious rippling out to others to create shifts in attitudes, behaviors and even cultures.

✓ Of all the many things you can be in your lifetime, be kind.

Story Prompt: When has someone extended kindness toward you? When have you extended kindness toward another? What did that feel like? What happened next? Write that story!

Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.

You're always welcome: "Come for the stories - Stay for the magic!" Speaking of magic, I hope you’ll subscribe, share a 5-star rating and nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, bring your friends and rellies, and join us! You will have wonderful company as we continue to walk our lives together. Be sure to stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website, check out the Services, arrange a no-obligation Discovery Call, and Opt In to stay current with me on Substack.

Stories From Women Who Walk Production Team

Podcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story Arts

Music: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron Music

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Hello to you listening in Bainbridge Island, Washington!

Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.

The Hands Off! rally was the largest of its kind that Whidbey Island has ever seen! 600 people responded to Indivisible Whidbey to attend and 1,500 showed up!

The message was clear: if 47's regime hoped the American people would concede and fall in line, we and millions of Ordinary Persons are taking back America!

Ordinary Persons - like us — who share our values — who want to do something - together - as we build an Army of Ordinary Persons.

Let’s keep seizing the momentum to turn a Protest into a Project:

Share Your Story: Tell your friends and family about your experience, the people you met, your favorite signs, the potential you took home from Hands Off!

Engage Others: Let those who have felt afraid or overwhelmed know how being in community joins us together in solidarity. The Power of the People is mightier than the People in Power.

Stay Involved in Your Local Indivisible & Grass Roots Organizations. Remember this: They tried to bury us, but we are the seeds of social change. Seeds germinate and then grow!

Click HERE to watch our Indivisible Whidbey Hands Off! video:

Be well, do good work and keep in touch.

You're always welcome: "Come for the stories - Stay for the magic!" Speaking of magic, I hope you’ll subscribe, share a 5-star rating and nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, bring your friends and rellies, and join us! You will have wonderful company as we continue to walk our lives together. Be sure to stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website, check out the Services, arrange a no-obligation Discovery Call, and Opt In to stay current with me on Substack.

Stories From Women Who Walk Production Team

Podcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story Arts

Music: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron Music

All content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.