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60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey: If It Were Up to Me I’d Re-Write the Story

  1. 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey: If It Were Up to Me I’d Re-Write the Story 2:56

Hello to you listening in Anacortes, Washington

Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.

We talk about our own stories, origin stories, our Family stories. But it’s the rare moment when we consider the narrative of a nation and its cultures. Maybe that story feels removed, remote, part of an imagined past, once upon a time.

But looking deeply at the narrative of a nation opens a window into its cultures, some of them so deeply ingrained that we take them for granted. Here in America the gun culture is a symbol of a way of life based on myth, legends, fantasy, and slick marketing. Guns are not just tools but a means to access power, conquest, celebrity, supremacy, equality, freedom from poverty, crime and weakness.

Gun control isn’t a Second Amendment argument; it’s a cultural argument. Until we understand our own history we’ll keep reaching for guns to hold at bay the perceived enemy.    

Question: I’m tired of being quiet. I want to know how guns got to control our nation’s narrative? How do we re-write our story? What do we get in return?  

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Stories From Women Who Walk Production Team

Podcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story Arts

Music: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron Music

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Diane Wyzga Story Guide/Coach, Podcaster, Speaker & Trainer

Remember the first time you rode a bike and took your hands off the handlebars? And then because it felt fun and scary you did it again until you were streaking down a hill with the wind blowing in your face and your hands up over your head screaming, “Look ma! No hands!” That’s been the story of Diane's life. Showing up - maybe scared but not afraid - because when you fall down 7 you get up 8.

With 30 years in healthcare, business, law, higher education and storytelling Diane created a niche the world needs: helping socially conscious professionals and organizations connect, engage & succeed by crafting the stories that communicate their message. A recognized global podcaster (Stories From Women Who Walk and Daily 60 Seconds) Diane shares wisdom and interviews designed to help others become successful story creators. Speaker and Founder Engaged Storyism® Method.