http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog Hundreds of Essays and Interviews to Help You Read and Write Memoirs Tue, 15 May 2012 12:09:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 2006-2007 jerrywaxler@yahoo.com (Jerry Waxler) jerrywaxler@yahoo.com (Jerry Waxler) Self-help 1440 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/LearnMemoirCoverFront-small.jpg http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog 144 144 Reading and writing memoirs. Record the Stories of Your Life, tips, how-to, memoir book reviews, by Jerry Waxler memoir, writers, self-help, book-reviews, essays Jerry Waxler Jerry Waxler jerrywaxler@yahoo.com no no http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/interview-david-berner-pt3/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/interview-david-berner-pt3/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:12:36 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/?p=1241 Continue reading →]]> http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/interview-david-berner-pt3/feed/ 0 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/interview-memoir-berner-1/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/interview-memoir-berner-1/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:43:37 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/?p=1227 Continue reading →]]> http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/interview-memoir-berner-1/feed/ 0 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/senior-adult-storyteller/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/senior-adult-storyteller/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:10:10 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/?p=466 Continue reading →]]> http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/senior-adult-storyteller/feed/ 8 0:07:08 When I see wrinkles, around my own eyes or someone else's, I think of all the experiences hidden behind them, decades of life now strewn throughout the vast tundra of the mind. If only I could know those memories, they might teach me important lesso[...] When I see wrinkles, around my own eyes or someone else's, I think of all the experiences hidden behind them, decades of life now strewn throughout the vast tundra of the mind. If only I could know those memories, they might teach me important lessons and they certainly would bring deeper appreciation for the journey. What had those eyes seen? But memories are unknowable in their scattered and disorganized state, and until recently, I was one of the multitudes who had no inkling of how to convert a lifetime of memories into a story. Now, as I scan my life, I think I see the reason. Aging, Family Jerry Waxler no no http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/attitudes-memoir-writers/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/attitudes-memoir-writers/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:40:16 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/?p=390 Continue reading →]]> http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/attitudes-memoir-writers/feed/ 5 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/be-here-now-by-writing-a-memoir/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/be-here-now-by-writing-a-memoir/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:39:26 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/be-here-now-by-writing-a-memoir/ Continue reading →]]> http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/be-here-now-by-writing-a-memoir/feed/ 6 0:05:45 When I first heard the phrase "Be Here Now" in the early seventies, it was from the title of a book by Ram Dass. According to the book, the best way to live a full life is to savor your direct experience, whether smelling a flower, watching a sunset[...] When I first heard the phrase "Be Here Now" in the early seventies, it was from the title of a book by Ram Dass. According to the book, the best way to live a full life is to savor your direct experience, whether smelling a flower, watching a sunset, or even when experiencing the sadness of a loss. By paying close attention, you can penetrate the mysteries of the cosmos. As a hippie, I was already ignoring lessons from the past and plans for the future, so I didn't think Ram Dass offered me any value. Philosophy, Spirituality/Transcendence Jerry Waxler no no