Live and write from your sweet spot: the place where your core values intersect with your core talents + life experiences. Experience greater fulfillment by discovering your writing purpose. By that I mean what you want to share with others. Books like Chicken Soup For The Soul and magazines like Reader’s Digest and Guideposts are [...]
There is a joy in writing about things that are going on in your life or in the lives of others. It is all about the sharing. Think of the feeling you get when you get a card, a letter, an email or hand written note shared across coffee, lunch, dinner or even across time. [...]
Every time you reconstruct a memory, reminisce or re-read a story you have written about an event you experienced, you are actually strengthening the neurological pathway for that memory. This helps prevent it’s loss. “What we believe about ourselves is determined by what we remember about our pasts.” Daniel L Schacter You can improve your [...]
Now that the holidays are past and we are beginning to get back to normal schedules is a great time to think about some of the events that you could use to tell some short stories. You could break down the categories into EX: travel, friends, events, experiences shopping or any others that apply to [...]
In your family, you have a collection of stories about your history and about the things that were important to you through the years. This is a great time to begin to collect those stories as you are spending time together during the holiday season. Gather, edit and put into a collection of your family [...]
If you have ever been through a situation when you were not sure you would make it through you have an amazing story to share with others when you do come through. Gather your different experiences, what you did, how you used what you had and what happened to move you over the tipping point [...]
As we look around us, if we look closely, it becomes apparent that things have changed over time. To look back in the history of our family or our country it becomes even more apparent how much change has occurred. Some families have a person who keeps a formal record of the happenings in the [...]
March is Women’s History Month in the Unites States. It is a time for celebrating women’s heritage and inspiring stories. Women have always had a role in keeping the history of their families and communities alive through storytelling, handing down recipes and keeping family treasures safe. Using that as your theme, even you men, can [...]
During visits home for the holidays or at reunions, many of the pleasurable moments are in sharing about the family stories. Find time to record what you are hearing being shared so you can build on your family history and experiences. Keep those in albums or memory books so they can be passed down to [...]