There was once a priest who lived in a small village far out in the countryside in Bavaria. He was a young and good-looking priest who lived alone, which made him a figure of enormous interest for the other villagers. One morning he got up, opened his window, hung out two sets of bedlinen to air \u2013 as was the custom in that land \u2013 and drank his coffee in peace. Good morning everyone! Now he had plenty of material for his next sermon…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The story \u201cGood Morning Everyone!\u201d can be used to encourage the listener to adopt a creative approach to gossip. It demonstrates how a victim of gossip can take proactive steps against the \u201crumour mill\u201d by spreading counterrumours.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n (From: Stefan Hammel: Handbook of Therapeutic Storytelling. Sories and Metaphors in Psychotherapy, Child and Family Therapy, Medical Treatment, Coaching and Supervision<\/a>, Routledge 2019)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There was once a priest who lived in a small village far out in the countryside in Bavaria. He was a young and good-looking priest who lived alone, which made him a figure of enormous interest for the other villagers. … Continue reading