Why should you create a memoir?
- Only you can let your children and grandchildren know about the lives of your parents and grandparents, because you are the link in this chain of lives and the voice of the past.
- Sharing your stories on tape and within the pages of a book gives your loved ones a priceless part of you that they can treasure forever and pass on to their children and grandchildren.
- Only you can accurately tell the story of your life and reflect upon the wisdom gained and lessons learned along the journey.
- Your life gives young people a glimpse into a not-so-distant past that may seem foreign to them–a life before computers, email, televisions, and VCRs.
- The stories you share draw an accurate historical picture of what life was like for you and others of your generation.
- The values you hold dear can live on in your descendants who will come to know you through the pages of a well-loved book.
- Looking back at your life can help you realize how much you’ve achieved and the important role you’ve played in the lives of others.
- Recalling the early days and goals you set for yourself at that time can help you recognize your struggles and achievements and determine if you want to continue pursuing a dream you treasured long ago.
- Stories you heard from parents and grandparents as a child can be passed along to future generations so they can come to know and honor their ancestors as more than just a name and date on a family tree.
- Leaving your life story is a priceless legacy that your children and grandchildren will treasure forever.
- Information about the health of your family and genetic predispositions to diseases can be conveyed through a memory book.
- Precious photos and memorabilia treasured for years can be scanned into a computer and placed into the book so that each child and grandchild has a copy of the photos along with caption information identifying the people, places and things depicted.
- Your life, complete with sorrows and triumphs, can stand as a testimony to loved ones that adversity can be overcome, happiness will return after tragedy and anything is possible if you work for it.
What legacy will you leave behind?
How will your children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren remember you?