D eb Graham writes about a very important experience in her life that made her learn a very significant lesson for her own life. When she was a little girl, her mom liked to make breakfast food (breakfast items) for dinner every now and then. And she remembers one night in particular, when her mother had made breakfast-dinner after a long, hard day at work. On that evening her mother placed a plate of eggs, sausage, and extremely burned toast in front of them. She remembers waiting to see if anyone noticed or reacted! Yet all that her dad did was reach for his toast, smile at her mother and ask Debbie how her day was at school. Debbie does not remember what she told him that night, but she remembers watching him smear butter and jelly on that toast and eat every bite! When she got up from the table that evening, she remembers hearing her mom apologize to her dad for burning the toast. And Debbie will never forget what he said: “Baby, I love burned toast." Later that...
As a learning tool, storytelling can encourage us to explore their unique expressiveness and can heighten our ability to communicate thoughts and feelings in an articulate, lucid manner. These benefits transcend the art experience to support daily life skills. In our fast-paced, media-driven world, storytelling can be a nurturing way to remind us that spoken words are powerful, that listening is important, and that clear communication between people is an art.