Today’s post is aimed specifically towards seniors. Why? Probably because seniors have the most to share and the least amount of time left to share it. Seniors also have quite a bit of free time that could be spent journaling. Here are some real benefits you’ll get out of it:…
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Even Nobodies Have Stories
Journaling isn’t about keeping a diary, at least that’s not the impression I want to give you. If you’re a teenager, writing out your secret thoughts and dreams is almost a right of passage, a pun would be ‘a write of passage’. But you’re not a teenager. You’ve lived for…
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My Buddy Don – Another reason why you should start a journal
Don is my best friend in Toronto. He’s over 80 but still very young at heart. Don is a storyteller non pareils, that’s French for unparallel. I’ve been bugging him to start writing out his stories for a few of reasons. First, they’re often funny. He told me about a…
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Genius Needed! – Is there anything like this out there?
I volunteer at a Japanese senior’s home. Communication in the home seems to be mainly on paper and email newsletters to the public. Paper notices seem old-fashioned to me, something people see but don’t read. If there were other ways to disseminate information to the residents, I think the residents…
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Recording Personal Histories Digitally
Now that we’ve got the digital/analog dilemma sorted out, realizing that analog is simpler and most likely is better for you, we drift back to digital. Why? Because it’s a simpler way to get your journal out to the masses, even if the masses simply refers to your direct family.…
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Analog or Digital – Let’s sort this out before we go any further.
Should you write about your life and memories on paper or on an electronic device? Handwriting, as in pen/pencil and paper, has many benefits which don’t immediately come to mind. Check out this page by Epica. They sell leather journals but this part of their site is fascinating: https://epica.com/blogs/articles-by-epica/benefits-handwriting-10-amazing-truths (The…
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What Can I Possibly Write About? – Your life is more interesting than you might think.
Clear the fog, go for a bit of exercise, make a tea or coffee and let’s start sorting out those random thoughts. Remember, you’re not writing a story, at least not a fictional one. Your story is real, it’s about your life so maybe start at the beginning. What are…
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Getting Started
Honestly, all you need to start is a pen or pencil and a scrap of paper. What you’re starting isn’t a fictional novel or even a story so don’t think about plot or characterization, just start remembering. On top of that, don’t force your memory. Start to reminisce about a…
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Welcome to my new home.
I’ll get the old site over here to the new host at some point but for now, I’ll concentrate on sorting out new ideas and opinions plus some tech reviews and commentary, just like I used to on the old site. In February of 2024, I started a new ‘career’…