This is the first of an edited two hour conversation I had with my sister, Celeste Sage-Tate. When she and I get started, we talk about one story that leads to another, and another linking themes and what we've learned from them.

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Part One I have had the love of reading since 7th grade. I would spend hours after school just reading and seeing myself in the stories I read. I read many different genres. I do not limit myself. As a Life Coach I have read many books from Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra, and Marianne Williamson. Stories Discussed To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee, Movie, (1962) Robert Mulligan, director The Crucible – Arthur Miller, Movie, (1996) Nicholas Hytner, director Go Set a Watchman – Harper Lee Parable of the Sower – Octavia E. Butler The Casual Vacancy – J.K. Rowling Gladiator – (2000) Ridley Scott, director Braveheart – (1995) Mel Gibson, director Star Trek (all series and movies) Gene Roddenberry creator Author of note: William Shakespeare The Stand – Stephen King, Mini-series (1994) Mick Garris, director Shawshank Redemption – Stephen King, Movie (1994), Frank Darabont, director The Green Mile – Stephen King, Movie (1999) Frank Darabont, director Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen, Our favorite version – Mini-series (1995) Simon Langton, director Dune – Frank Herbert, Movie (1984), David Lynch, director Finding Nemo – (2003) Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich, directors Bruce Lipton non-fiction books The Hunger Games Series – Suzanne Collins, Movies, (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015,) Gary Ross and Francis Lawrence, directors A Return to Love – Marianne Williamson Saving Private Ryan – (1998) Steven Spielberg, director Wayne Dyer, Spiritual Teacher and Author "Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories." ~ Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist