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  <title><![CDATA[Virtual Community Storytelling Circles - Storytelling in Difficult Times: Comfort & Wisdom in Connection]]></title>
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<p><em>&quot;The telling and hearing of stories is a bonding ritual that breaks through illusions of separateness and activates a deep sense of our collective interdependence.&quot;</em></p>
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<p>Feeling connected to community and&nbsp;maintaining balance and peace of mind<strong>,</strong>&nbsp;are&nbsp;vital in times of transition and uncertainty. From the dawn of&nbsp;humankind, authentic storytelling has&nbsp;lain&nbsp;at the heart of both our healing and ability to make sense of life.</p>

<p>Join master storytellers who will facilitate a virtual solidarity circle.&nbsp;Bear witness to intimate, personal stories&nbsp;of vulnerability, resilience, struggle, and hope.&nbsp;Please feel free to craft a mini-story&nbsp;(before or during the event)&nbsp;and join in sharing, or simply sit back, relax and empathically&nbsp;listen&nbsp;to&nbsp;3-5 minute stories.</p>

<p>We&rsquo;ll provide a safe space for all stories about: how&nbsp;recent life shifts have aided in profound self-discovery and/or &ldquo;becoming;&rdquo; how we are pivoting&nbsp;to prepare for&nbsp;the &ldquo;new normal;&rdquo;&nbsp; how crisis and/or struggle has propelled us toward change; how we are accessing&nbsp;hope and building resilience; and what we are allowing to emerge from the ashes of the pandemic.</p>

<p>Welcome one, welcome all. Storytellers, story listeners, and those who simply want to bear witness to the power and beauty of storytelling!</p>

<p>Register for the virtual event at:&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/CommunityStorytellingCircle">b.gatech.edu/CommunityStorytellingCircle</a>.</p>
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      <value><![CDATA[<p>For more information, please contact&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cheryl.cofield@gatech.edu">Cheryl Cofield</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="mailto:christen.smiley@gatech.edu">Christen Smiley</a>.</p>
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