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Writing Your Life Story BlogHere's where you find out what's new at Your Life is Your Story. Nov 12, 2018100th Anniversary of Armistice DayYesterday, November 11, was the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One. This became known as Armistice Day, although in the United States the name of the day has since been renamed Veterans Day to honor all members of our military for their service. Nov 07, 2018The Civic Thing To DoOne day after Election Day in the United States and the pundits and the public are absorbing the results. This was what we refer to as the Midterm Election because it comes halfway through the term of the United States President. And it has significance as people elect congress members, governors, and a great number of state legislators. Nov 01, 2018Go for Memoir Writing MonthAll this month you can get free lessons, 30 in all, through the November is Memoir Writing Month program offered by the Memoir Network. Nov 01, 2018Your-Life-Your-Story - My Life Story Blog Archives, October, 2018An archive of previous My Life Story blog entries from October, 2018 regarding personal history, life story writing and more. Continue reading "Your-Life-Your-Story - My Life Story Blog Archives, October, 2018" Oct 24, 2018Putting Your Story in OrderYour story might be a personal or family history. Or you might be creating a memoir of a certain time in life or type of vocation or vacation. Regardless, any story has multiple parts and the resulting parts (stories) can be put into some kind of order. The order of your stories in your memoir is important. Oct 16, 2018This Month Share Your Family StoriesOctober is National Family History Month. We are halfway through the month, but it is not too late for you to try to preserve some of your family stories. The first step is to sit down and have a talk with those people in your family who have the interesting and important stories to tell. As they remind us at the Talk of a Lifetime site, those stories will only last forever if you have that talk with your family members and pass the stories on. Oct 15, 2018Your-Life-Your-Story - My Life Story Blog Archives, September, 2018An archive of previous My Life Story blog entries from September, 2018 regarding personal history, life story writing and more. Continue reading "Your-Life-Your-Story - My Life Story Blog Archives, September, 2018" Sep 30, 2018Baseball Season Ending DramaOh how I love baseball! Those of you who have followed my postings over the years know this to be true. The game represents so many things that I find important in life, such as facing each moment, knowing when to to take a pitch (pause and reflect) or be laser-like focused and ready to hit (when you have to make a decision). There is offense and defense, teamwork and camaraderie, leadership and rules, going above and beyond, doing your best, and also knowing how to handle both winning and losing. Sep 24, 2018Family History Helpful ResourcesI am going to admit something that is not very flattering. In my early adult years I pretty much did what I wanted to without much awareness of how it affected others. That mean that I was frequently blunt or even rude. And even when I did think I was being considerate - or "diplomatic" - I could easily ruffle feathers.September is almost finished. The summer has wrapped up, Fall is in the air, and when October rolls around it is a great time to take stock of your family because it is National Family History Month. What type of family history have you "harvested"? Sep 18, 2018Accountability for Our ActionsI am going to admit something that is not very flattering. In my early adult years I pretty much did what I wanted to without much awareness of how it affected others. That mean that I was frequently blunt or even rude. And even when I did think I was being considerate - or "diplomatic" - I could easily ruffle feathers. |
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