Landscapes For Learning

25 min   Maureen and Pierre wander a bit off the road of spiritual mind body health by discussing “narratives.”   Pierre’s been wondering about the term “narrative.” He is a little hesitant to express himself, lest Learning Conversation lands in the quagmire of politics.  His insight to the word  narrative - stories with a moral, a teaching moment - considers moral stories previously emanating from trusted sources, like parents, grandparents, teachers - and they tended to shape lives for the better.  Now narratives are employed ubiquitously in the press, social media, and other life shaping institutions, operating to tell people how life is. Seems a bit scary.  Are new narratives from trusted sources?  What happened to reporting? Why all the narratives? Is culture shifting so rapidly new narratives are needed? Is power at the root of it all? Maureen steers the conversation back to mind body spirit by recounting how humans developed conversation and stories with meaning around campfires.  Conversing and conven