Portfolio 1:Why We Tell Stories

The one story I keep hearing around my family is from my mother and it is about how she has had a very exciting childhood and about how she used those experiences as a growing tool, and how i can use them today. One story she would especially tell me was about her accidents as a little kid, and how she always had angels watching her as she grew up. There were many times where she would be doing crazy things, like climbing trees, where she would fall out of a branch about fifteen feet high, and walk away without anything but a scratch. She would keep telling me little stories like this at random times during the day and magically turn them into deep life changing lessons that I can apply to everyday life. Life that tree story, when she was done with the story she said that expectations are like climbing a tree set them high enough to where they are a challenge, but not too high, so if you fall you won't get too hurt. My family tells stories to help me become more mature, even if the stories are rediculous.