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	<itunes:summary>Record the Stories of Your Life, tips, how-to, memoir book reviews, by Jerry Waxler</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Memoir of a commune stirs hope for a healthier world</title>
		<link>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/memoir-commune-civic-engagement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frank Schaeffer's memoir reminds me that the solution may already be locked away in the memories of millions of boomers who at one time were an idealistic bunch, trying to find new ways to work together to solve the world's problems. By resurrecting our former passion for groups, we may be able to solve Robert Putnam's civic disintegration as well as the boomer drain on society. <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/memoir-commune-civic-engagement/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:summary>Frank Schaeffer's memoir reminds me that the solution may already be locked away in the memories of millions of boomers who at one time were an idealistic bunch, trying to find new ways to work together to solve the world's problems. By resurrecting our former passion for groups, we may be able to solve Robert Putnam's civic disintegration as well as the boomer drain on society.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Turn economic hardships into stories of strength</title>
		<link>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/hardship-stories-strength/</link>
		<comments>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/hardship-stories-strength/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jerrywaxler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Associations/Training]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Storytelling]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[career change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marc Freedman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One way to improve your perspective is to develop as quickly as possible the story of these hard times. Stories let you grasp the whole situation, letting strength dominate worry. Through stories you can find courage, poise, and make better sense of your choices. And stories have one more benefit. They let you share your experiences, providing an opportunity for mutual support. I have been following two organizations who have taken a keen interest in turning stories of economic survival into the shared experience of a community. <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/hardship-stories-strength/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Doreen Orion&#8217;s brilliant memoir about last year&#8217;s midlife crisis</title>
		<link>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/orion-memoir-midlife-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/orion-memoir-midlife-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jerrywaxler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jerry Waxler When Doreen Orion&#8217;s husband noticed they were getting older, he suggested they buy a recreational vehicle, take a year off from work and drive across the country. She fought the idea at first. (What&#8217;s a story without &#8230; <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/orion-memoir-midlife-crisis/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Creative brain jam in Philly ties it all together</title>
		<link>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/creative-brain-jam-in-philly-ties-it-all-together/</link>
		<comments>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/creative-brain-jam-in-philly-ties-it-all-together/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jerrywaxler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boomers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[civic action]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ by Jerry Waxler I went to Philadelphia last week to see a few people sit at a table and chat. The promoters called it a &#8220;panel discussion.&#8221; To me it was as good as a rock concert. The panelists entertained &#8230; <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/creative-brain-jam-in-philly-ties-it-all-together/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Memoir reclaims fading memories</title>
		<link>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/memoir-reclaims-fading-memories/</link>
		<comments>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/memoir-reclaims-fading-memories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jerrywaxler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps I ought to just accept a disappearing past. But I think it's a worse problem than it first appears. So much of who I am is built from the story of how I got here, and losing the story makes me feel like I'm losing me. <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/memoir-reclaims-fading-memories/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Write to celebrate midlife crisis</title>
		<link>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/write-to-celebrate-midlife-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/write-to-celebrate-midlife-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jerrywaxler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jerry Waxler A lot of people over 50 look down the road and spot what looks suspiciously like a finish line. We pause, ask a few questions and then shop for a sports car, an RV, or an affair. &#8230; <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/write-to-celebrate-midlife-crisis/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Writing your memoir grows neurons</title>
		<link>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/writing-your-memoir-grows-neurons/</link>
		<comments>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/writing-your-memoir-grows-neurons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jerrywaxler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For most of the twentieth century, scientists believed we are stuck with the neurons we were born with. Well, it was actually worse than that. After birth our neurons started dieing, and it was all downhill from there. But then, in one of the great flip-flops of the last 100 years, neurologists now say we can grow neurons at any age. <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/writing-your-memoir-grows-neurons/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Boomer memoir is a step towards social activism</title>
		<link>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/boomer-memoir-is-a-step-towards-social-activism/</link>
		<comments>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/boomer-memoir-is-a-step-towards-social-activism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jerrywaxler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[60's]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's not that I have all the answers. But if there is any wisdom at all to be gained from experience, and my experience tells me there is, then I'd say we need to communicate more of our life story. And we've been born at the perfect time. Just as boomers are reaching "that certain age" technology has provided new opportunities for us to collaborate. <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/boomer-memoir-is-a-step-towards-social-activism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Should I write a memoir after I&#8217;m retired?</title>
		<link>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/should-i-write-a-memoir-after-im-retired/</link>
		<comments>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/should-i-write-a-memoir-after-im-retired/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jerrywaxler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you look at your free time as time to relax, then more free time will just mean more relaxing. Writing requires a shift in your attitude towards free time, and you can start making that shift right now. <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/should-i-write-a-memoir-after-im-retired/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Novelli, CEO of AARP, transforms life for boomers</title>
		<link>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/bill-novelli-ceo-of-aarp-transforms-life-for-boomers/</link>
		<comments>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/bill-novelli-ceo-of-aarp-transforms-life-for-boomers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jerrywaxler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every once in while, the wind blows and the veil of time flutters. Forty years ago, 1,000 miles away, I was hoping to change the world, and now, here in Philadelphia is a woman from that same time and place, trying to work towards social change, at Templeâ€™s Center for Intergenerational Learning. Ahhâ€¦ There was the lesson I was looking for. <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/bill-novelli-ceo-of-aarp-transforms-life-for-boomers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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