seeing the humanity and joy in our everyday
‘But the fact that really stuck in my mind was the fact that they recorded that he had three missing teeth…‘
This is the story of the moment when Pawel learnt his grandfather had been a prisoner in a concentration camp. One of the most peculiar details of the registration form was that it specified three missing teeth.
Continue reading “Three missing teeth – the history we never knew”
‘We may all be weathering the same storm, but we are not in the same boat…’
‘The real tragedy would be if I allowed myself to become a disbeliever of what I know and hold to be the inherent beauty and greatness of all mankind.’
The story we feature today talks about racial discrimination, racial injustice and the power of discriminatory discourses in the time of the pandemic.
Continue reading “Racial discrimination in the time of the coronavirus”
‘Until finally, on Sunday afternoon, our doctor called for an ambulance.
There is honestly nothing quite like kissing your family goodbye, not knowing what will happen next.’
Today we are immensely grateful to Lucille, who has agreed to share her experience of having been diagnosed with Covid-19 during lockdown.
Continue reading “A different lockdown experience – one mother’s fight with Covid-19”
‘We could gently get familiar with our new roles as parents and act with intuition.’
Our guest on today’s episode of the podcast is Katharina Geissler-Evans. In a slightly different format, you will hear Kiki’s own voice telling us her story of 2020.
With thanks for sharing their beautiful vignettes of life in lockdown with us.
‘For me, these three stories are poems of humanity and nature – living together in peace.’
Today, we hear three stories, kindly gifted by Maria, Sarah and Laura . With thanks for sharing their beautiful vignettes of life in lockdown with us.
Today’s episode is a classic joy in the everyday one. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we loved recording it.
Continue reading “Sunsets, bingo and the Archers’ tune – the magic that unites us”
…’with our minds stretched to different corners of the world, we forgot to take our own lives into account.’
This podcast episode comes from Nanhe, who captures a crucial moment during the Covid-19 pandemic.
TG: This story mentions the proximity of death.
Continue reading “WHEN FEAR DAWNED – I wanted to build a fortress”
TWO PENCIL-DRAWN PORTRAITS
‘Most of us have much ‘lighter baggage’ now, compared to the beginning of 2020, but we also rediscovered half forgotten treasures during our endeavors: old photos that brought back memories of family reunions, childhood friends or lost loved ones.’
Continue reading “Two pencil drawn portraits – episode 4 of My Beautiful Stories”
‘For 43 years, there were flowers, cards, a dinner out, gifts and after retirement a trip to celebrate our wedding anniversary,’
This episode, we hear from Ann about her different marriage anniversary, during the isolation of 2020.
The first story sent to us comes from Kathy. This is a story of loss, love and resilience. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Here is a fragment of this story:
‘Overnight her world shrunk to the spaces in her home and to the trips to the doctor’s office where she would receive her treatments. Whereas before I would sit beside her during the nearly three hours to help her pass the time, I was now no longer allowed to pass through the office doors. Our other hours and days together were spent in the confines of the small rooms of her house. We had no outside distractions. The walls closed in and a heaviness, weighted with heightened concerns, rode on our shoulders. The world became an unfamiliar place.’
Continue reading “The first story – on the island of Massachussets”
In the first episode of series three – Our Stories – we tell you a heartwarming story from lockdown.
The first story is ours, but this series will bring together the diverse voices of our community.
Continue reading “A rose by any other name – a story from lockdown”