It is the Perfect Time to Want to Write Your Life Story

Have you always wanted to write an account of your personal life story? Now that you are a senior it’s probably the time to do it. Writing about events from your past can be therapeutic and enlightening and may give you a better understanding of who you are and how you got here. Also don’t get distracted by your writing style, be authentic and use your voice to tell your own unique story that you know better than anyone else. 

If you are not sure how to begin, the Internet has lots of useful tips. There are also books that can help you organize your thoughts or offer templates to get your creative juices flowing. One idea is to write down every year you have been alive and then add events or stories you wish to share from that time. You can record milestones and significant events starting with your own birth, early school days, college, graduations, your first job, marriage, birth of your children, etc. Be sure to include unhappy events right along with the happy one. Put in dates, locations and names of others in the story. 

If your style is more spontaneous and you rather just start by writing down funny and meaningful family stories, that works too. Don’t worry if it isn’t in chronological order, you can always organize it later. Keep a notebook handy to write down different anecdotes that come to mind and add details as they occur to you. Talk to your siblings, cousins or other relatives for their viewpoint on a particular incident or event from your childhood. It also helps to trigger memories by looking through old family photos and mementos. Most of all keep it fun and remember your kids and grandkids will enjoy learning a lot more about you. 

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