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There were also magical moments and fairy tales in those meetings. Moments
where stories unfolded in new ways, making room for something more than the
problems that filled and dominated life and collaboration. New stories about
initiatives, values, ideas, and actions began to emerge.
A lot of people do not experience their lives as wonderful and magical, but I
continually ask myself: what becomes possible when we try to notice the
moments, magic and poetry of everyday life—and all that is not yet here, but
could become possible and present?
For me, it fuels my curiosity and narrative drive—also when I meet people who
live lives marked by great suffering, few words, and few meaningful relationships.
And Did They Live Happily Ever After&?
Whether the Voice lived happily ever after, I do not know. But what I do know is
that for the rest of my life, I will strive to connect and meet with people in ways
that make sense. Over the years, this has made my professional life more complex
and open, but also more vibrant, community-building, and meaningful.
Something that stays with me concretely in this complexity is an awareness of my
courage.
The specific supervision described in this article has contributed to my frequently
and continuously asking myself questions such as:
• Are we who we need to be for the meeting/therapy/supervision/process?
• How do we include the voices of those who cannot be present?
• And how can we give those present the opportunity to express themselves
and be heard by someone who is not too busy trying to understand or solve
what may not yet have unfolded?
• What meaningful and morally uplifting conversations and written
documents can we create in narrative practice?
