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How Stories become our Compass

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Grandpa's guiding stories

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Deborah Heiser
Jan 09, 2024
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Storytelling is powerful. So powerful that it can shape a life’s course

In the spirit of National Mentoring Month, I’d like to share the story of my relationship with my grandfather and how his storytelling shaped my life.

My first mentor was my grandfather, Charles S. Crook, II, a decorated Captain in the US Army in World War II, who is now buried in Ar…

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