Our Southern Souls began four years ago today. Thank you to the 1,432 of you who were brave enough to share your story. Thank you to the rest of you who read each story with love and respect for the humanity in each one of us. You will never know how much you have changed my life and how I see the world.
Ed: I've been doing barbecue my entire life. My old man had a 55-gallon drum cut in half with refrigerator racks laid...
Let's both level up together, instead of leaving one person behindAlex: We live in Dahlonega, on the tippy top of a...
“My grandfathers were coal miners. They raised large families: six on one side, ten on the other. They raised a lot of...
“I grew up in Dalton, Georgia, but say I’m from Chattanooga because that's where I lived my adult life and raised my...
“I started a photo project in 2018. Wandered around the house and photographed light, shadows, and little family...
“Music started when I was five years old. My mama taught me how to play the piano, and I loved it from the beginning....
I’m so glad that your heart is so big, your compassion for people is so wide and your ability to see the gifts that others have to offer is unmatched. Love you and miss your one of a kind spirit.
Thank you for these stories that have made me laugh, cry and think! As someone once told me, we all want four things –
To be seen
To be heard
To be understood
To be included
You do all four for the people whose stories you tell.
Thank you.