Stories my father told me, by Lindsey Stirling
Meditative Story
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4.6 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 10 March 2020
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
There he is: pacing around the campfire, contemplating, ruminating. Then, with a crooked, mischievous smile, he begins. “Here’s a story…” This is a memory violinist Lindsey Stirling will always carry of her dad, the tireless storyteller, telling the tallest of tales, dreaming the biggest of dreams. But also a man who couldn't quite see his life-changing impact on others because of the disappointments that befell his own life. In looking back, Lindsey comes to realize that whatever becomes of us, what endures are the stories we create while trying to figure it all out.
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| 0:00.0 | He gets up and paces silently around the campfire for a moment, contemplating what to share. |
| 0:24.2 | Then his crooked, mischievous smile comes across his face. |
| 0:29.8 | He has the complete attention of all the teenagers, pulling us away from our card games or capture the flag. |
| 0:41.1 | We sit there and just listen. Through her striking blend of violin, dance, costuming and electronic music, |
| 1:07.6 | Lindsay Sterling has won over fans around the world and made herself a modern music sensation. |
| 1:13.6 | In today's episode, Lindsay shares a meditative story about how we see our shortcomings, |
| 1:19.6 | and if our perception of them is actually true in the first place. |
| 1:23.6 | She owes her resilience and ability to connect with people to her father, even though he perhaps never truly recognized the impact he had on the world around him. |
| 1:33.3 | In this series, we blend immersive first-person stories with mindfulness prompts to give you a deep sense of well-being at any time of the day. |
| 1:43.3 | From Wait What and Thrive Global, this is meditative story. |
| 1:57.6 | I am Rohan and I'll be your guide. |
| 2:01.6 | The body relaxed. the body breathing your senses open your mind open meeting |
| 2:26.3 | meeting the world I sit in the living room beside my father. |
| 2:45.0 | I am six years old. |
| 2:48.0 | The morning light pours through the big windows dispersing a warm yellow glow across |
| 2:53.3 | the room. We sit on my blankie, me and my dad together. It's our little cushion on the hardwood |
| 3:01.3 | floor. I'm cupping a bowl of kick cereal in my hands. The sweet smell of corn fills my nostrils. I love the crunch |
| 3:10.9 | as a heap spoonfuls into my mouth. My father wakes up early with me on Saturday mornings, |
| 3:18.6 | even though this is the only day he doesn't work. This is when we have our one-on-one time. |
| 3:27.3 | This is where he tells me his stories. |
| 3:31.3 | My favorite story of his is the Buccaneers of Fisgain. |
| 3:36.6 | It's about a group of pirates who sail the seas and are at battle with the British. |
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