What My Story Has In Common With Grovers (yes, the one from Sesame Street)

What My Story Has In Common With Grovers (yes, the one from Sesame Street) When Shenee asked if Id be willing to tell a story as part of launching Eight Thirty Five -an online space that explores story in all its glory (love the rhyming!)   I agreed right away. But when it came to writing a storywellI procrastinated. It seemed BIG. Like, all-caps-necessary big. And besides, Ive written ad nauseum about my story (if youre a newbie, you can read it  here and here and here as well as watch the video here or read anything on my Press or About Me page). So when I took My Story away, I was left with A Story. I mean, how the heck to pick A Story from 33 1/3 years of stories? I racked my brain for days until I realized What if I read a story written by someone else but that I grew up loving, that still makes me laugh and smile, and that even has a lesson that applies to my current, continuing Story? I figured it might be bending the rules a bit, but I went for it anyway. Thus, I give youThe Monster at the End of This Book. Reading this from my life coaching eyes, I saw how much we build up what we think were afraid of, putting up walls (literally!) to keep ourselves safe. But when were met with what we most fear after all, its not only not terrible, but its lovable. And furry. And old. Or something like that. You know what I mean. Did you learn anything new from Grover? Please share it in the comments, and head on over to Eight Thirty Five to tell your story (shes accepting submissions!), read others stories and get your free field guide (I did, and its amazeballs). Congrats Shenee, and thanks for having me (and Grover!) along on your tour!