Why write your life story

2022

• CREATE A POWERFUL LEGACY OF YOUR LIFE STORY FOR YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
• PROVIDE INSIGHTS FOR INCREASED SELF-UNDERSTANDING
• REASSEMBLE YOUR LIFE-SIZED JIGSAW PUZZLE
• RECONCILE YOUR PAST AND RESOLVE OLD RESENTMENTS AND HURTS
• RECOGNIZE THAT FAMILIY STORIES CAN BE COMPLICATED
• FACILITATE PERSONAL GROWTH AND MOVE FORWARD WITH NEW LIFE GOALS
• GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH LOCAL HISTORICAL AND HERITAGE COLLECTIONS
• STIMULATE THE BRAIN AS MEMORIES ARE PRIMED BY PROBING QUESTIONS
• PROVIDE A SENSE OF IDENTITY AND ACCPTANCE FOR YOUR DESCENDANTS

1 From « Writing your Legacy “by Richard Campbell, M.Ed and Cheryl Svensson, Ph. D