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Today’s Take Action Prompt: Pretend You’re an Interviewer
By Sandra Lee Schubert | April 9, 2008
Look at the things you have learned and seen. A quiet life is not an empty life - it is full of wishes and dreams that deserve expressing. Begin simply.
Choose a decade. Any one decade that appeals to you. Write a short paragraph for each year in the decade. A brief outline of some your prominent memories. It does not have to be accurate. Dates and details may be elusive. Get into the practice of recalling things. From those paragraphs pick one that really jumps out. Write at least one page try for more.
Pretend you are an interviewer. Interview yourself. Ask a first question - Where were you born? Don’t think about it too much, just ask and answer questions letting your subconscious reveal your history to you.
Though the pages are numbered
I can’t see where they lead
For the end is a mystery no-one can read
In the book of my life.
Sting, song - The Book of My Life, from Sacred Love
In my life, there are great moments of joy and sadness. There are just average days that add up to a life. I may never become a celebrity and receive wide world fame but I know my family loves me and I exist in them as they live in me. Don’t be afraid of your history. It is a wonderful and vibrant thing. Each day you live is a contribution to the world.
Additional Resources to check out:
Profiles in Wisdom
Site dedicated to gathering wisdom from our much-overlooked elders.
Ancestry.com
A source for tracing your family roots.
Writing for Life: Creating a Story of Your Own
A Self-Healing Expressions e-course.
© 2008 Sandra Lee Schubert www.writing-for-life.com
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