Your Story, Your Way
Because your legacy will last long after you are gone.
Our personal stories are our testimonies.
What may seem unimportant or even embarrassing to you may be a game-changer for a present or future family member. You may be able to help someone else avoid heartache or frustration in their own life.
Questions to Consider
How do you define your nationality, religion, customs, and culture?
What is your background?
How does your present life differ from that of your ancestors?
Where did your family migrate from? Why? Where do they reside now?
What would you like future generations of your family to know?
What do you want your loved ones to know or remember about you?
What is your earliest memory? (Who, what, when, where, and why do you think you remember this?)
What were your (or your family’s) most intense struggles and how did you (or they) overcome them?
How did you meet the love of your life? How did you know they were “the one”?
What have you learned about yourself or about life in general?
What life events would you like to capture for your own posterity?
Have you ever experienced a “miracle”?
What happened and changed because of it?
What would you do differently, if given the chance?
What do you wish you or someone else had told your past self?
What are you most grateful for?
Who would you want to meet/see/visit with, living or dead, and why?
What is on your “bucket list”
What do you consider as being “unique” about yourself or your achievements?
What have you always wanted to confess?
What have you heard about or maybe even seen, but not been able to prove?
What information have you sought but has eluded you?
Family Secrets
You may already know or you may eventually learn certain things about your family that you may want to keep private.
When discussed with loved ones and with the passage of time, family secrets can become inspiring stories of perseverance and triumph.
Life can be messy, but honesty can have a positive impact on present and future generations. Don’t let the truth die with you. Set the record straight and give it context.
