How to Save Your Life

I’m here to save your life, ladies and gentlemen. Oh, no, not in the usual sense with health or nutrition advice, but in another very real way. By writing down the stories of your life, you will not be forgotten in a generation or two. Your stories will live on and be a source of wisdom, advice or entertainment so all who come after you may know you as the vital, lively person that you are.

What can you give your family that:
Doesn’t come in a box
They won’t see advertised on TV
Won’t be exchanged for a different size or color
Will last for generations to come
Means more than anything you’ve ever given them before

The answer, of course, is THE GIFT OF YOURSELF.

How much do you know about your grandparents or great-grandparents? About the way they lived and worked? About the choices they made? About the day-to-day details of their lives? Well—don’t you think future generations will be just as curious about YOU?

We can all come up with great excuses NOT to do this story writing. Everyone’s life is unique and is fascinating reading for his or her own descendants. The average daily lives of a few generations ago include the little details that make a historical novel juicy and engrossing reading.

Didn’t you ever wish you had asked your parents more questions? Now it may be too late. Why do we regret missing that opportunity with our parents and grandparents and yet think our own stories aren’t just as important to our kids and grandkids? Don’t wait a day longer to begin your own story.

A memoir can be the story of a day or single incident in your life, a period of time, or an entire lifetime. It doesn’t have to be written in any sort of order. That can come later.

Just find the time and make the committment to leave this precious legacy for your family.