Creating wings is about seeking truth through story.

What do I mean by that?  I mean that no matter how many times you tell someone the cold hard facts, if they have no emotional connection to what you are saying there will be no impact.

We used to learn by listening to stories told by people who had our best interest at heart.  In the modern, western world those trusted parents, friends, grandparents and elders have been replaced by modern media.  And what story are they telling us?  Sometimes the message is good, but largely the undercurrent is one of fear.  Grounded, centered, happy people don’t spend money. The stories today largely keep us stuck in the mud of comparison, of not-good-enough and of want.

But just telling the old stories isn’t enough.  What relevance is a story from hundreds of years ago to a woman trapped in a cycle of binge eating?  How can reading the tales of ancestors long dead give someone the answers they are looking for when they lose their job? The answer is that the truth at the centre of those old stories is universal.  All we need is to have them spun differently so that they feel relevant today.

There is a quote by Robert Fulghum that says: “I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.”

And I believe that a good story has the power to change this world one person at a time.