Changing the Rules Wildfire Podcasts, Raymond D. Loewe, "The Luckiest Guy in the World", Ray Loewe

Kristal Griffith is a storyteller with a 25-year career in journalism. Being single she had over the years attended her friend's weddings, most times as a bridesmaid. She sent gifts to them for the birth of their children. She finally decided it was time to have a party for her. So why do we wait until we die to have a celebration of life, perhaps we shouldn't.

Carol has a unique experience set that we want to capture in this podcast. First, she has been a podcast host. Second, a podcast guest. And third, a unique storytelling experience from a previous work life. After recording a podcast about her forest rangering experience, she received intriguing feedback from some of her family who didn't know she had done this. her hosting experience has helped her meet new people and satisfy her curiosity about a number of her own interesting topics. She is reflecting on how her storytelling experience and podcast hosting experience will help us with our legacy project.

Don Helin and I have been working on a project for several months. The project involves telling stories about our lives, the times we lived in, or messages we want to send to our future heirs. We have been using a private podcast format to make it easy. The project keeps morphing based on things we learn. Get an update on why you need to tell your story to your heirs and what we've learned about how to make it easier and more effective.

On September 18th-19th, 2024, the Friends Connection Forum will convene in Lancaster, PA. This is a meeting of The Luckiest People in the World, designed to reenergize their lives and their relationships with each other. Ray Loewe, Don Helin, Dale Johnson, and Ellen Haas discuss the importance of one of the topics at the Forum... Your purpose, what is it, and how to make it work for you?

James Hugh Comey is a freelance writer, retired educator, and Writer-in-Residence at Stages of Imagination Inc. Jim shares his secrets on how he developed characters & plots for his new book, "The Wicked Claw."

Linda Dochter has degrees in math and library science. She is an artist, who once was told she should never be an artist. She suffered from an unfortunate accident several years ago. She since has escaped being wheelchair-bound by doing her own version of a "marathon a month." Through all of the things in life that came against her, she has overcome them and is one of the Luckiest People in the World.