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Benefits of Preserving Your Stories

		You can make yourself live forever through writing. Do not pass through life without leaving something behind for others to learn from your experiences-even if no one but your children read it. You may discover a you you've never known. —Antwone Fisher, born 1959; U.S. author and screenwriter
Recording your personal or family history helps put your life's journey in perspective and offers insights into the themes and meaningful events in your life. It's a process that can touch you deeply and create a strong feeling of satisfaction.
There may be other discoveries for you, too, in the course of remembering past years. By exploring the lives of your parents and grandparents, for instance, you might gain insight into your family's health history or discover talents and affinities that run in the family. You might also reconnect with long lost relatives or develop a new understanding of continuity with your family.
Your story can provide a link with the past for future generations—a priceless gift for loved ones that will be treasured beyond material goods.
By recording your experiences of living through certain times and places, your children, grandchildren and even great-grandchildren will be able to see the past through your eyes, enriching them immeasurably. They will have a model for overcoming hardships or seizing opportunities because you were willing to share the lessons you learned and the values you developed.