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Storytelling Is an Opportunity to Get Honest About Our Character

This Week's Events | Practicing our storytelling is the best way we have to inspire others

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Rick Lewis
Aug 30, 2023
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depth of field photography of man playing chess

I was about to die

My king was being cornered on the chess board by my son’s knight and castle. It felt as though I was being pursued by a trained assassin. The worst part was, I trained him.

A well-earned grin spread across his face as he forced me down a dark, dead-end row—knowing that his victory was at hand.

Suddenly there was two of me.

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