At our last AAUW meeting, the speaker was a woman in her 40s who decided to write a book on her life for her family and friends. She realized she did not know much about her parents, especially their thoughts and feelings about what they had experienced in life. So she is writing this book for her sons who are in their 20s. She expects they will not be too interested now, but hopefully will be when they are older. She divided the chapters by decade, then by topic. She was just talking about her motivation and the process. She also gave a snapshot of herself:" I am getting my PhD, I am a Christian, and the book on my bedside table is The Secret."
I think I would find it difficult to write a book on my life, as there is so much I do not recall. Guess I would have to talk to my friends and relatives and they could remind me of events. I am also currently reading The Secret, She said she would not talk much about the "bad" things that had happened to her. I thought it would be helpful to learn how she coped with those events, but then I look at the ideas in the book, and it teaches to think positive, not negative thoughts. Anyway, that is just my thinking for today.
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I've not heard of that book - who is the author please?
Tough times are as much part of life as the good times - I think it is good to know other people's strategies for surviving life's hardships.
I saw the film adaptation of that book. Surely it misses the finer points but in general I did not like this idea that just by obsessing about something you could get it. I guess this is because I like to think cultivating a general positive outlook means that you will find enjoyment where you can when life throws things your way.
The Secret feels to me like it confuses contentedness with getting what you want. Or think you want.
I also saw the film version of the Secret. First time I saw it, I thought it was hokey. Second time, it had a deeper impact.
Having been blogging now for 6 years (hard to believe) I kind of wish I had started a journal or something earlier for the same reasons of memory you've noted.
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