Life Story
Your Life Story, now, tomorrow, 2010
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009The holidays are almost over. Did you enjoy them? Did they fulfill every thing? Many of us have idealized images of the holidays. We have the picture postcard one. You know the one with happy smiling faces of family surrounding the perfectly cooked turkey. There is the tree, perfectly lit in the background, with presents, [...]
Remember to rememeber
Monday, December 14th, 2009What is your favorite holiday story? Do you have one?
When creating your life story you may have to dive deep into past memories to unearth the gems. Family photos are a good way to jog your memory of past experiences. Don’t be afraid of the less then pleasant memories. We all have stories of arguments, [...]
Creating Your Life Short Story
Thursday, February 5th, 2009I was recently sent a story by someone who asked, “Should it be a short or long story?” The text was just about 12 pages making it a longer short story.
The thing is this story could go two ways. The themes of invincibility, love, and loss addressed in the piece could be expounded upon, fleshing [...]
Write Your Life Story in 2009
Thursday, January 8th, 2009Have you ever thought of writing down your life story?
You have a great childhood story you would like to share.
You would like to collect family histories from a favorite relative.
You would like to leave a legacy for your children.
The first mistake people make is thinking they have to write about every aspect of their [...]
What a Week!
Friday, November 7th, 2008This has been one heck of a week. I took photos and videos of my day of election coverage. Not all of it. At some point I put down the camera and just absorbed.
My day job was unusually busy. Each night I was in bed after midnight. I am tired. Yet I feel energized, excited [...]
Casting a vote
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008I don’t know about you but I am very relieved to have cast my vote and can now just watch the results.
Before I left and turned off TV I saw Obama with his daughters as he cast his vote. Can you imagine the imprint it will leave on his two daughters, no matter the outcome, [...]
Today’s Take Action Prompt: Visualize
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008Visualize: Image what your life will look like with dreams fulfilled. How do you look? How do you feel? Visualizing helps draw the desired result closer to you.
Write the story of your goal fulfilled. Is it a review of the book/movie/play you finally wrote? Put lots of detail in there. Describe picking up your award. [...]
Family History - Making the Past Present
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008“Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity.” ~ Hermann Hesse Swiss (German-born) author (1877 - 1962)
What is your history?
A narrative of events or a story, your particular history is unique. One perspective does not define a family history. If you can relate [...]