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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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		<description><![CDATA[And so it was with great interest that I recently heard that the StoryCorps is investigating this exact problem, trying to find the stories of those whose memory is starting to fail. The program is called the Memory Loss Initiative. To learn more, I interviewed Dina Zempsky, senior outreach coordinator of the initiative.  <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/interviewing-alzheimers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Outside, pulled up on the sidewalk of the WHYY studio was a mobile van with the logo of "StoryCorps," painted on the side. I had heard about this organization that travels around the country recording oral histories. People come to the StoryCorps van and interview someone they know. The StoryCorps gives them each a copy of the recording, and files a copy in the Library of Congress. It's a way to remember parts of life. The door was open and I went inside. <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/storycorps-a-national-initiative-to-gather-oral-memoirs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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