09/11/2025
You Can’t Tell a Story From the Sofa
If we sit on the sofa and scroll or watch, what stories do we really have to tell?
The best stories aren’t found on screens, they’re waiting outside.
In your city. In your village. In the woods. On the hill.
It doesn’t matter where you are, life is happening out there.
There’s a murmur of starlings painting patterns in the evening sky.
A lamb taking its first breath on a chilly spring morning.
An escaped piglet charging across the field on a mission.
A dog racing its owner down the tye, both grinning like they’ve already won.
A bird hovering, perfectly still, before diving for its dinner.
The wave nearly crashing you to the shore.
The seal that popped up to say hello.
These are the moments that make stories.
The ones that fill our hearts and muddy our boots.
So today, step outside.
Breathe, look, listen.
Because every adventure starts the same way: with a single step out the door.
After all, they gave their tomorrow, for our today.
