Short Stories and Metaphors (Electronic book text)

In the style of a shaman, these stories are told to bring about positive change. When we look in a mirror we can see a reflection of how we are and how we want to be. We live in a stressful world. Very often we live at a distance from the people who we could ask for help or advice. Regrettably, it is often easier to recognise the causes and effects of problems after the event, with the benefit of hindsight. Therefore, these short stories and metaphors, based on real-life experiences, have been written in order to offer help to people who are suffering, or who might suffer, from negative influences in their lives. The stories are based on the adverse effects that behaviours, attitudes and actions have had on the lives of others. Therefore, if the listeners can benefit from recognising symptoms of their own issues that have caused problems, then there is the possibility that they can take corrective action before suffering strikes them. Of course, it would be wonderful if we all had access to a wise sage who could point us in the right direction from time to time. With these stories you can imagine that you have travelled back in time to the site of a storyteller's circle. During our early years we gained our view of the world which contains us by listening to our parents, grandparents, teachers and even by watching children's television. The world we built then is still within us. The art of a storyteller is to use that world to create analogies, examples and metaphors in a world in which animals and plants appear to think and act as humans. In this way we can learn afresh by looking at ourselves from a new perspective.