We Have a Story to Air, So to Speak

Deep breath. Air is necessary in order to tell our story. Oh, look, I’ve given away the plot of the story already…or have I? Stay with me, please, as capturing air is never an easy thing to do. Capturing air and using it, can be even trickier. Using air for its most right and proper purpose, that of telling our story, takes a lifetime to finesse.

So, how are you doing? How are you doing in telling your story? Have you embraced your role as a storyteller yet, or are you still searching for what you want to convey? Are you tuned in to the creative airwaves…to the vibrations that float and flow on air?

Can you convey an accurate story that you have heard from someone else? Do you tell it word-for-word, or do you embellish it? Storytellers have been passing along the tales of humanity throughout history. The celebration of language in the telling of our own story is truly one of the oldest offerings we may give.

 
The Story of Our Lives

Growing up, television was a primary means of storytelling. TV took over from the movies and radio programs, which usually left a lot to the imagination. We were already telling serialized stories audibly, which allowed our brains to interpret a number of possibilities…where a plot might lead, the look of a character’s stance or expression, and even the shadows that happen on the sunniest day. ‘Programmed’ stories overtook the air and changed our nature. We went from telling amazing stories that marked our lives, to telling brief, on-going tales about them.

Today’s human stories have a much more tangible and urgent feeling to them. The world has grown smaller before our eyes. Larger-than-life legends that few people in a particular culture once heard by direct story are now “aired” and seen by millions in movies, games, on TV or the Internet all around the world. The stories of today are much more graphic, involved, fantastical, and a little predictable at the same time. Stories are conveyed with an air of entertainment; most come at a cost for the art, and nearly all of them are a distraction for us in telling our own story.