the letter S

One of my all time favorite quotes by Maya Angelou is : There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you.
And it's so true, because it is our own personal stories of failure and triumph that can help others. I have two very dear friends that literally live continents apart, yet they have started a movement that has eclipsed their distance and it has traveled to all the corners of the world. Their website is http://uglyducklingsinc.com/ and it provides a safe haven for anyone young or old to tell their story. The website was inspired by Jennifer Morrison's character role of Emma Swan in ABC's Once Upon A Time. If you haven't seen the show or are unfamiliar with it, PLEASE lie to me and say that you have. It's a show that encompasses all of the complexities of family, love, and loss while set against the backdrop of every fairytale story you've ever read. I mean seriously, the town is called StoryBrooke. How clever is that? Anyway, just watch the show because it's kick axe (seven dwarfs reference.) Jennifer Morrison gave her fans the moniker The Ugly Ducklings and thus the website was born.
So what makes an Ugly Duckling? It is someone who despite what life has thrown at them, they have succeeded. It is someone who has not let life harden them and instead they have taken their own personal tragedies and used them to help others. We all have a story and when we start sharing, then that's when the healing begins. Your story just may be someone else's story too. And you'll see that you don't have to play a super-hero or a story book character on t.v. to maybe save someone.So today's blog is brought to you by the letter "S" because eventually all ugly ducklings grow up to be Swans.