(Note.. see the very beginning of this blog for important steps on how to get started writing your life story)
~ What do you do to relieve stress in your life? What kinds of activities relax you? How did you discover they were helpful? Have those activities changed over the years? What is your preferred mode of relaxation?
~ What phrases or sayings have you found yourself repeating over the years? These may be words of wisdom, philosophies, knee-jerk reactions, slang, etc. Where did these phrases come from? In what circumstances do you repeat them? How do people react to these phrases when you say them? It may help to think of what people have told you, you always say. You might even ask friends and family members for help.
~ Think either of your relationship with your siblings growing up, or the relationship with your children as they were growing up. How would you describe the relationship? What was the general mood among you (or them)? Was there a lot of competition? How did it manifest itself? Was it mostly harmonious, supportive, angry, bitter, joyful, fun . . . ? How did it affect you, change you, shape you? How did you contribute to the mood or participate in it? How have those childhood interactions shaped the relationships of the siblings as adults?
The Story of my Life
