Today started off like many mornings, rushed to get to an appointment. I dropped Nora Beth off at the sitter and while driving to my appointment, I changed the radio station from kid bop music to the Oprah network. There was a discussion with a writer from Smith Magazine discussing Six Word Memoirs. This is a premise of a new book, just released. The topic intrigued me. How would I summarize my life in 6 words? How would someone else summarize my life? Their life? Is this summary final? Can it change from day to day, like shoes?
This thought obsessed me all day. What would I say? Would it be profound? Intellectual? Funny? Sarcastic? Emotional? Who am I? What has my life been?
Found love. Planted garden. Smiled often.
That's it! If I do not second guess myself, this is my life. It has meanings on many levels, not just the most obvious. It speaks to me and about me - at least in my own mind.
So for anyone reading this, does this do me justice?
What are your six words?
Ooooooh! This is going to be hard, but I'm up to the challenge. I'm going to spend the weekend thinking about it.
ReplyDeleteAmy
I read the book called Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure in which famous and not-so-famous writers were asked to provide their life stories in six word sentences. They responded with funny, sad and often poignant quotes that are a short record or chronicle of their lives. Many of them are really inspiring. For more information about the book, some sample quotes and the chance to add your own six-word memoir, read Your Life Sentence ~~ Six-Word Memoirs or Quotations.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I like the last one which relates to my family. I have fourteen and sixteen year old sons for whom the quote is absolutely, positively true...they have their whole lives ahead of them. The quote is:
"Fourteen years old, story still untold."
Brenda