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East Dundee, Illinois
Joined April 2009
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NATIONAL 👏 CHAMPIONS 👏
The Harper College Women’s and Men’s Cross Country teams each won national titles at the 2023 NJCAA Division III Cross Country Championships. Congratulations!
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You all have helped make the #MTtalk story a successful one. Thank you.
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The #mttalk chat may be ending, but our collective story continues. Grateful to be writing it with you all.
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A9 Stories keep those I've lost and experiences past alive in my head and heart. Story is essential to celebration and to surviving grief. #MTtalk
Q9 How do you celebrate an ending yet recognize sadness/grief too? #MTtalk
ALT Twitter Card with title #MTtalk Chat Q9 How do you celebrate an ending yet recognize sadness/grief too?
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“Listen, and you will realize that we are made not from cells or from atoms. We are made from stories.”
― Mia Couto #mttalk
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“The stories we tell literally make the world. If you want to change the world, you need to change your story. This truth applies both to individuals and institutions.”
― Michael Margolis #mttalk
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A8 Community. Continuous learning. And the opportunity to experience all of your stories and our shared wisdom. #MTtalk
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“You’re never going to kill storytelling, because it’s built in the human plan. We come with it.”
― Margaret Atwood #mttalk
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“Story is a yearning meeting an obstacle.”
― Robert Olen Butler #mttalk
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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― Maya Angelou #mttalk
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A7 I sometimes refer to myself as a storycoaxer. I love being present for people who have a story to share, encouraging them, honoring them, helping them to feel safe and comfortable with sharing, letting them know that they and their story matter! #MTtalk
Q7 How might you help others to own and share their story, especially if they're ashamed of it? #MTtalk
ALT Twitter Card with title #MTtalk Chat Q7 How might you help others to own and share their story, especially if they're ashamed of it?
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"Under the storyteller's hat
are many heads, all troubled."
Jim Harrison and Ted Kooser, Braided Creek #mttalk
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A6 Be present. Pay attention! Listen. Acknowledge. Express gratitude. We have so much to learn from each other. Stories are a great conduit to our shared, all-too-brief time here. Celebrate the stories that are shared with you. #MTtalk
Q6 How do you honor the stories that others share? #MTtalk
ALT Twitter Card with title #MTtalk Chat Q6 How do you honor the stories that others share?
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A5 Here's one way. Remember the purpose of your story. Even if it's "about you" it's not "about you."
“The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.”
― Brandon Sanderson
Q5 How do you strike a balance between owning a story and holding on to it unhealthily? #MTtalk
ALT Twitter Card with title #MTtalk Chat Q5 How do you strike a balance between owning a story and holding on to it unhealthily?
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“Marketing is no longer about the stuff that you make, but about the stories you tell.”
― Seth Godin #mttalk
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I learn from the other storytellers in my life. My three favorite story gurus are my father, my wife, my son. They are masters. I learn from them daily. #mttalk