Hello to you listening in Toronto, Ontario, Canada!

Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.

Recently, I was talking with my friend and fellow podcaster, Jeff Ikler of Getting Unstuck - Cultivating Curiosity podcast. We were comparing notes about growing up in a time when we made do with what was available to us. What we had was enough even if we wished for just a little more. I promised Jeff a story.

Diane's story version:  Once upon a time long ago and far away there lived in a small town a Jewish tailor. He had been making clothes for the people in that town for as long as anyone could remember. He was a skilled craftsman creating lovely dresses as well as fine suits, trousers, and shirts.

And even though the clothes he made lasted a good long while the tailor was always busy. You see what set him apart was being thrifty. While other tailors would use a whole bolt of cloth and charge their customers for the extra fabric, this tailor knew how to carefully and skillfully cut the fabric so that there was little waste.  

But here’s something else the people in that town knew. Never once had the tailor sewn something brand new to wear himself. Until one day he decided that it was time. He selected a bolt of fine fabric and made himself a coat. He wore his coat with pride until one day he realized that his coat had seen better days. So he took it apart and made himself a jacket. He wore that jacket with pride until one day he realized that it had seen better days. So, he took it apart and made himself a vest which, yes, you’re right he wore with pride until it really had seen better days. That vest became a jaunty cap and in time that cap became a covered button for his trousers. When that button was gone he had nothing left but this story. And he told his story to everyone with pride in his voice.

Story Prompt: Think about a time when you finally did something wonderful for yourself. What was it? How did it feel? Write that story!

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