Our Family Our Story

2009 has finished.

All the events both happy & sad are now memories. The trouble with our memories is that they fade or even alter if we don’t recall the events frequently. Sometimes we hold onto the sad or horrible memories for too long and in the process the good ones fade or are forgotten.

When I was 17 (a little while ago) I was injured in a car accident around October. I can still recall the rolling of the car, the events that followed and the recuperation from broken ribs and collarbone (I was lucky). But I can’t remember the happy times like Christmas that year, who I spent it with, what I did or what presents I got. In my opinion, I kept the wrong memories.

In my “Book about Me” I’ve writen a page reviewing the past year and I will now do this in January each and every year. I’ll write about the highlights, my acheivements and the people or events that have moved me. This will keep great memories alive for me but also give my (yet to appear) grandchildren an insight into how I lived my life. I think that will be a wonderful gift to leave them when my time comes.

Don’t wait any longer. Start writing your “Book about Me”. Join me by signing up for the Our Family-Our Story Project. Just click on the “Get Started” link on the right side of this page.