tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35473467953424461712024-02-08T12:57:59.543-07:00Writing Your Life Story....one memory jog at a timeEach of us has a wonderful, unique story to tell about our whole life. Our life story helps our family members and the posterity we will have, to know and understand more about us. Would you like to write the story of your life yourself, and have it be your own thoughts..or do you want to take the chance of someone else writing it AFTER you are gone? This blog will give you steps for beginning your writing, and give you topics and questions to help jog your memory of your life happenings.Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-80792643590091030442012-07-06T23:04:00.000-06:002012-07-16T14:09:49.845-06:00My sincere hope....as I end this blog.......is that you will catch the vision of the importance of writing your life story...of leaving it for your posterity to have. Each of our lives and how we lived it, is of great value to our family. They come to know and understand us through the things we share with them. I have given you many topics to help you write about, and I am sure that with many of them, they have jogged your memory of many more events and happenings in your life with which to write about. May you have the joy in your writing as much as your family will have the joy of reading it.Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-32410163518856858502012-04-04T14:12:00.000-06:002012-04-04T14:13:03.345-06:00I am still here...I hope to post to this blog again, soon.Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-37213589500052911042010-07-09T02:15:00.001-06:002010-07-09T02:15:44.847-06:00ReturningI have been ill for many months but I am back and hoping to post on my blogs again.Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-34806606555833337782009-07-17T00:58:00.002-06:002009-08-03T19:56:38.179-06:00Jogging your memory, 34<span style="font-size:85%;">(Note.. see the very beginning of this blog for important steps on how to get started writing your life story)<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Write about special Holidays and Celebrations that you remember.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Write about costume parties you went to.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Write about showers you attended or that were held for you.Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-6248043329057449392009-05-13T15:03:00.003-06:002009-05-13T15:08:56.544-06:00Jogging your memory, 33<em><span style="font-size:85%;">(Note.. see the very beginning of this blog for important steps on how to get started writing your life story)<br /></span></em><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What was your most favorite fun thing you loved to do as a child/youth?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Did you feel safe in your neighborhood?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What were the special sights, sounds and smells that made up your neighborhood?Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-48985489384747111932009-04-18T13:42:00.001-06:002009-04-18T13:44:55.670-06:00Jogging your memory, 32<span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(Note.. see the very beginning of this blog for important steps on how to get started writing your life story)<br /></em></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Did you have neighborhood socials?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Did your family grow a garden?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Did you live on a farm or visit one?Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-33975373924387745192009-03-10T01:15:00.002-06:002009-03-10T01:19:05.024-06:00Jogging your memory, 31<em><span style="font-size:85%;">(Note.. see the very beginning of this blog for important steps on how to get started writing your life story)<br /></span></em><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Write about the house you grew up in. What was the address? Describe the rooms and the view out the windows. Tell about the yard.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Write about the town you lived in as a child. What stores do you remember going to?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Write about your neighbors when you were young, and their children you used to play with.Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-59139125214760844222009-02-01T23:23:00.002-07:002009-02-01T23:27:44.282-07:00Jogging your memory, 30<span style="font-family:courier new;"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">(Note.. see the very beginning of this blog for important steps on how to get started writing your life story)<br /></span><br /></em><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Do you remember any special stories your grandparents told you? Have you told these stories to your grandkids?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~ </span> Did your grandparents live nearby? Did you visit them often?<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What pictures come to your mind when you think back to when you used to play with your siblings?<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Did anyone in your family do handiwork? Needlework? Woodworking? Was anyone mechanical?<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Was your family considered rich, poor, or middle class? Were times ever tough for all of you?<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Do you have a piece of furniture or any family heirlooms that belonged to your parents or grandparents? Describe it?<br /> </span>Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-73641805062152432492009-01-12T13:47:00.001-07:002009-01-12T13:50:00.123-07:00Jogging your memory, 29<em><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:85%;">(Note.. see the very beginning of this blog for important steps on how to get started writing your life story)<br /></span><br /></span></em><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What were some of the hardest choices that you ever had to make? Do you feel like you made the right choices? Why or why not?<br /><br /><br /> <span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Was there ever a time when you were challenged on your core beliefs or values? What happened? Did you stand up for them or not? What did you think about it shortly afterwards, and now, with a longer perspective? Is there anything you wish you had done differently? How did that experience shape your life?<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Of all the people in your life who have passed on, which of them had the most impact on your life? How? Who do you miss the most? Why?Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-28370713811220710012008-12-18T01:09:00.005-07:002008-12-18T01:18:47.058-07:00Jogging your memory, 28<span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;">(Note.. see the very beginning of this blog for important steps on how to get started writing your life story)<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> 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?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> 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.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> 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?</span>Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-28754802744786672008-12-03T23:34:00.002-07:002008-12-03T23:37:07.389-07:00Jogging your memory, 27<span style="font-family:courier new;"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">(Note.. see the very beginning of this blog for important steps on how to get started writing your life story)<br /></span></em><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Recall a memorable family gathering as an adult. Was it your family or your in-laws? What time of year was it? Where did you gather? What was the occasion? Was it joyful and loving; argumentative and explosive? Was it typical of such gatherings? Why was it that way? Who seemed (or seems) to most affect the personality of the gathering? What specifically happened, and how did it affect you? What part did you play in the events?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What was one of the biggest trials or challenges in your life? How did it come about? How did you respond to it? How long did the situation last? How did you finally overcome it or come to terms with it?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What would you identify as your best character traits? Did you come by them easily or have you had to work over many years to develop them? How did you go about developing them?. Are there any character traits you wish you had that you don't, or that are not as strong as you would wish?</span>Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-64589942148275599032008-11-17T12:22:00.003-07:002008-11-17T12:25:23.608-07:00Jogging your memory, 26<span style="font-family:courier new;"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">(Note.. see the very beginning of this blog for important steps on how to get started writing your life story)<br /></span></em><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Tell about a time when God answered a specific prayer for you.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What best describes your life, and why?<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What advice about life do you want others to remember?</span>Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-22882238042059008282008-11-06T13:10:00.003-07:002008-11-06T13:14:23.219-07:00Jogging your memory, 25<span style="font-family:courier new;"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">(Note.. see the very beginning of this blog for important steps on how to get started writing your life story)<br /></span></em><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> How did you choose your children’s names, and why?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What is your most poignant memory about your children?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What family custom or tradition would you like to pass on to your children and grandchildren?<br /></span>Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-55000496701689155512008-10-25T21:04:00.003-06:002008-10-25T21:08:07.767-06:00Jogging your memory, 24<span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:85%;">(Note.. see the very beginning of this blog for important steps on how to get started writing your life story)</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Write about all the clubs or groups you have ever belonged to.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What individuals have had the greatest impact on your life…and how did they?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What is your most treasured possession and why? Describe it in detail.<br /></span>Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-5367300681328055502008-10-10T22:30:00.002-06:002008-10-10T22:32:56.067-06:00Jogging your memory, 23<span style="font-family:courier new;"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">(Note.. see the very beginning of this blog for important steps on how to get started writing your life story)</span></em><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What special talents did your parents nurture in you?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What would you do differently in life if you could?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Write about any accidents, surgeries, or long illnesses you have ever had.</span>Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-24224906277786235072008-10-01T15:29:00.001-06:002008-10-01T15:30:44.283-06:00Jogging your memory, 22<span style="font-family:courier new;">(Note.. see the very beginning of this blog for important steps on how to get started writing your life story)<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What types of things have you volunteered for in your life?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What do you consider to be your spiritual strengths?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What are your talents and how have you developed them?</span>Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-47516057937070272952008-09-24T17:53:00.001-06:002008-09-24T17:55:28.582-06:00Jogging your memory, 21<span style="font-family:courier new;">(Note.. see the very beginning of this blog for important steps on how to get started writing your life story)<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What was the most tender day of your childhood?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What was your most frightening time of your childhood?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What was the most fun and exciting time you had in your childhood?</span>Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-55212037952515143152008-09-17T17:30:00.000-06:002008-09-17T17:31:50.621-06:00Jogging your memory, 20<span style="font-family:courier new;">(Note.. see the very beginning of this blog for important steps on how to get started writing your life story)<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Did a tragedy ever strike your family? How were you affected?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Did you have a collection when you were growing up? Why did you begin it?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Did you ever live or spend time on a farm? Write about it.</span>Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-8886398060167990782008-09-04T18:03:00.001-06:002008-09-04T18:16:33.097-06:00Jogging your memory, 19<span style="font-family:courier new;">(Note.. see the very beginning of this blog for important steps on how to get started writing your life story)<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Write about anyone in your family who has or is serving in the military.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Write about any travels you have done outside your country.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Write your feeling about peace and war.</span>Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-25658021971326934282008-08-26T13:02:00.001-06:002008-08-26T13:10:05.366-06:00Jogging your memory, 18<span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">(Note.. see the very beginning of this blog for important steps on how to get started writing your life story)</span><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> As a newly married couple, what was your first house/apartment like?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What do you love and appreciate most in your spouse?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Write about any struggles and adjustments you had in your very early marriage years.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> After marriage, if you had to live a considerable ways away from your parents…write about how you felt.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What, if any, changes within yourself did you willing make for your spouse.</span>Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-61841656898253373652008-08-12T13:40:00.001-06:002008-09-04T18:16:59.724-06:00Jogging your memory, 17<span style="font-family:courier new;">(Note.. see the very beginning of this blog for important steps on how to get started writing your life story)<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> How old were you when you met your spouse and what attracted you to him/her?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> How long did you date before marriage and what were some of the fun dates you had together?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> How did you know you wanted to marry your spouse?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> How did you/he propose?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Write about your wedding, reception and where you went on your honeymoon.</span>Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-71794685175452606472008-07-27T20:11:00.002-06:002008-07-27T20:14:01.646-06:00Jogging your memory, 16<span style="font-family:courier new;"> (Note.. see the very beginning of this blog for important steps on how to get started writing your life story)<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Did you go to church regularly with your parents when you were a child?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Write about some of the experiences that happened at church.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Share some insights from scripture that have guided your spiritual journey.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Write about your spiritual thoughts.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Write about how you have grown spiritually.<br /> </span>Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-42088943737302048422008-07-15T14:12:00.006-06:002008-09-04T18:17:21.872-06:00Jogging your memory, 15<span style="font-family:courier new;">(Note.. see the very beginning of this blog for important steps on how to get started writing your life story)<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What are the things that you are most glad you have done in your life?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Describe your mother and father.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What did your family like to do on weekends?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Share some of your mother’s favorite recipes.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What were your favorite toys as a youth?</span>Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-27010676670353970182008-06-28T18:00:00.002-06:002008-06-28T18:03:06.523-06:00Jogging your memory, 14<span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">(Note.. see the very beginning of this blog for important steps on how to get started writing your life story)<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What was the hardest thing you ever had to do?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br />~</span> Did you like to read as a child? What are your favorite types of books?<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What were your family finances like when you were growing up? How did they affect you?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br />~</span> Were you ever a rebellious teenager? How do you feel about that now?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br />~</span> What things do you wish you would have done as a youth? </span>Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547346795342446171.post-45559919430887763822008-06-13T21:40:00.002-06:002008-06-13T21:43:05.331-06:00Jogging your memory, 13<span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Note.. see the very beginning of this blog for important steps on how to get started writing your life story)<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What was your favorite pastime at different stages of your life?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Write about your religious/spiritual feelings and beliefs.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Write about some of the most important lessons you have learned in your life.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> What scent or sounds immediately takes you back to your childhood? Describe your feelings.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~</span> Did you ever feel that God had a special mission for you to perform?<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span>Carol L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00903939760609381436noreply@blogger.com