Memoirs

Fred Wind came to the Route 66 group at church and talked about writing your memoirs. Why would someone do that? For the grandchildren, of course! And maybe even for yourself. He gave us a lot of good pointers and then invited anyone interested to drop in on the monthly meeting of the Memoirists at Bethany CRC. They meet most every 4th Monday of the month.

Today is the 4th Monday of March 2009, so I accepted Fred's invitation. At the beginning of the meeting they circulate a sheet of paper and all those that have something ready to read, sign up. Those that just want to listen are free to do so. What a variety! It ranged from travelling the Atlantic as an immigrant, to living on the the farm with no indoor plumbing, to three brain surgeries in two weeks. Everyone has a story and some people just need a bit of encouragement to share their unique experiences.

It just confirms what we all know but at times forget - there's nothing as interesting as people. And if you take the time to listen to a person talking about what they think is interesting, it's hard not to like them - at least the first time they tell you that story.

Maybe I'll start a memoir group at Anaheim CRC.