MORE CONVERSATIONS, LEARNING, CHOOSING TO WRITE IT DOWN!
6月
25日
Walla Walla Community College, story sharing noon hour. Helped them commit to writing. Some committed to have more conversations with family.
As I went around the room and asked each person to first identify themselves and what their heritage was, I explained to them, "Research is suggesting we start with verbally sharing and remembering our growing up, for learning our inner landscape of 'who we are'."
Bruce Lipton talks about how we are a tape recorder until about 9 years old. We benefit from verbally talking about our memories and choosing which parts we want to keep.
Further, according to David Brooks, NY Times writer and author, we benefit from writing thoughts down! This leads to more fulfillment in one's life!
I shared with the group a story of one of my presentations at a Kent, WA, grade school, I asked each pupil, "Who can you ask more about your heritage?" In our conversation one of the students answered, "My ancestor is Sacajewea!”
I'm visiting various places in the state of Washington and no one has any hesitation about answering: "Where did you grow up?”
What I find surprising is that very few of us have written it down. Our OMOIDE writing group MOTTO: "Write the bloody words down on the bloody paper!" This has been most fulfilling for me and puts me on the path my husband and I chose for our legacy!!!
