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The Legacy of Storytelling

19/8/2013

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Video: Andrew Host delivering his speech, 'Good from Bad' at the 2010 Area 16 Toastmasters Contest - courtesy of Andrew Host
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How to Change a Life in Seven Minutes - 
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Someone (possibly Jose Marti, the Cuban poet and revolutionary) once said that in order to leave a lasting legacy, there are three things we need to accomplish in life: have a child, plant a tree and write a book. Having recently published a novel as an eBook, Exuberance, I have been reflecting about the legacy and impact that our words have on others; and not just the words written in books.

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Great Train Journeys - the Indian Pacific

2/8/2013

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Background
When I first heard about the legendary Indian Pacific Train journey, the expression ‘bucket list’ hadn’t been invented yet. It would have been the late 1980s and I was newly arrived in Australia. 

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    Midnight Musings

    Woman typing on laptop computer with a ginger cat by her side. Only the legs, feet and hands of the woman are visible

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    Bel Vidal - novelist (author of Exuberance), blogger,
    hiker, storyteller, traveller, firm believer that it's never too late to try something new (or forget where you left it).
    My day job is in the exciting field of communications and social media. I do most of my creative writing after hours - hence the 'Midnight Musings'

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Bel acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land in which she lives, the Darug and GuriNgai peoples