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Personal History Project | |||
What Has Motivated You to Write This Personal History? | |||
''History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.'' (Sir Winston Churchill)<br><br>Here is a good place to tell your reader why you are writing this personal history. Was it because your family or friends wanted you too? Or did you decide to do it on your own? If so, why? What may have motivated you to begin this project can be of help to others who maybe thinking of doing the same thing themselves. <br> | ''History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.'' (Sir Winston Churchill)<br><br>Here is a good place to tell your reader why you are writing this personal history. Was it because your family or friends wanted you too? Or did you decide to do it on your own? If so, why? What may have motivated you to begin this project can be of help to others who maybe thinking of doing the same thing themselves. <br> | ||
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Parent's Ancestry | |||
''“Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good ol age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.”'' (Genesis 25:8)<br><br>It’s always a good idea to tell what you know about your ancestry. You may be the only source of information, for example, about your grand parents which your grand children will ever have. You are the bridge between these generations. In addition, these questions give you a chance to not only pass on what you know about them but how they may have effected your life. Your decendents will be just as interested in these people as they are in you. Again, you may be the only source of information about them. If you were not all that familiar with your family’s ancestry, you may want to go to other family members and ask them these questions. If there is no one to asked, you will have to begin the process of researching for your roots. If you have never been involved in genealogical research you will find it a lot of fun. To learn about it go to http://www.familysearch.org/. for all the help you’ll ever need. <br><br> | ''“Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good ol age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.”'' (Genesis 25:8)<br><br>It’s always a good idea to tell what you know about your ancestry. You may be the only source of information, for example, about your grand parents which your grand children will ever have. You are the bridge between these generations. In addition, these questions give you a chance to not only pass on what you know about them but how they may have effected your life. Your decendents will be just as interested in these people as they are in you. Again, you may be the only source of information about them. If you were not all that familiar with your family’s ancestry, you may want to go to other family members and ask them these questions. If there is no one to asked, you will have to begin the process of researching for your roots. If you have never been involved in genealogical research you will find it a lot of fun. To learn about it go to http://www.familysearch.org/. for all the help you’ll ever need. <br><br> | ||
FATHER’S ANCESTRY | FATHER’S ANCESTRY | ||
*How far have you traced back your father’s ancestry? | *How far have you traced back your father’s ancestry? | ||
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<a name="parents">PARENT'S HISTORY</a> | <a name="parents">PARENT'S HISTORY</a> | ||
''The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half by our children.'' (Clarence Darrow)<br><br>Now I admit that these questions are very superficial. The reason being is this is a personal history about you. If you want to make a far more detail history of your parent’s then you may want to interview them using all the questions in this guide. <br><br> | ''The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half by our children.'' (Clarence Darrow)<br><br>Now I admit that these questions are very superficial. The reason being is this is a personal history about you. If you want to make a far more detail history of your parent’s then you may want to interview them using all the questions in this guide. <br><br> | ||
FATHER'S HISTORY | FATHER'S HISTORY | ||
*Who is your father? | *Who is your father? | ||
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<a name="birth">Events Surrounding Your Birth</a> | <a name="birth">Events Surrounding Your Birth</a> | ||
''There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.'' (George Santayana)<br><br>Now we begin to talk about you. For the first years of your life, you will obviously have to consult with family. If you don’t like taking notes or afraid you’ll not remember all that you were told, you might think about using a audio recorder or camcorder. Not only do you have a recording of what was said but you a recording of the person saying it which may be a bonus if they are a relative. If it is a parent or grandparent, it may be the only record your decendents have of them. <br><br> | ''There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.'' (George Santayana)<br><br>Now we begin to talk about you. For the first years of your life, you will obviously have to consult with family. If you don’t like taking notes or afraid you’ll not remember all that you were told, you might think about using a audio recorder or camcorder. Not only do you have a recording of what was said but you a recording of the person saying it which may be a bonus if they are a relative. If it is a parent or grandparent, it may be the only record your decendents have of them. <br><br> | ||
BIRTH | BIRTH | ||
*What was the date of your birth? | *What was the date of your birth? | ||
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IF YOUR WERE ADOPTED | IF YOUR WERE ADOPTED | ||
<br>Describe the circumstances of your adoption. | <br>Describe the circumstances of your adoption. | ||
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*How many more children followed you into your family? | *How many more children followed you into your family? | ||
<a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br> | <a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br><a name="childhood"> Childhood (1-12) </a> ''There is no reciprocity. Men love women, women love children, children love hamsters.'' (Alice Thomas Ellis) <br><br> | ||
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Childhood (1-12) | |||
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''There is no reciprocity. Men love women, women love children, children love hamsters.'' (Alice Thomas Ellis) <br><br> | |||
CHILDHOOD YEARS | CHILDHOOD YEARS | ||
*What was the name of the town or towns you lived in before the age of 13? | *What was the name of the town or towns you lived in before the age of 13? | ||
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LDS CHURCH ACTIVITY | LDS CHURCH ACTIVITY | ||
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*Other questions and notes: | *Other questions and notes: | ||
<a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br> | <a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br><a name="family"> The Family You Grew Up In </a> ''A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold.'' (Ogden Nash) <br><br>Here you can tell us about the family you grew up in. While you’re at it try to get video recordings of them to pass down. Consider giving these records to their children too. <br><br> | ||
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The Family You Grew Up In | |||
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''A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold.'' (Ogden Nash) <br><br>Here you can tell us about the family you grew up in. While you’re at it try to get video recordings of them to pass down. Consider giving these records to their children too. <br><br> | |||
BROTHERS AND SISTERS | BROTHERS AND SISTERS | ||
*Name all your brothers and sisters and where and when they were born. | *Name all your brothers and sisters and where and when they were born. | ||
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VACATIONS AND HOLIDAYS | VACATIONS AND HOLIDAYS | ||
''I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up - they have no holidays.'' (Henny Youngman) <br> | ''I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up - they have no holidays.'' (Henny Youngman) <br> | ||
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OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS | OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS | ||
''Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.'' (Jane Howard) <br> | ''Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.'' (Jane Howard) <br> | ||
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DEATH OF FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS | DEATH OF FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS | ||
''The undiscovered country from whose bourn No traveler returns.'' (Shakespear) <br> | ''The undiscovered country from whose bourn No traveler returns.'' (Shakespear) <br> | ||
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*Other questions and notes: | *Other questions and notes: | ||
<a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br> | <a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br><a name="teenage"> Teenage Years </a> <br>''The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another.'' (Quentin Crisp) <br><br>These are questions which deal with what you were learning in the teenage years when you were trying to find yourself and your place in this world. <br> | ||
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Teenage Years | |||
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<br>''The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another.'' (Quentin Crisp) <br><br>These are questions which deal with what you were learning in the teenage years when you were trying to find yourself and your place in this world. <br> | |||
*Did you have a hobby at this time? | *Did you have a hobby at this time? | ||
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*What did you do on the weekends? | *What did you do on the weekends? | ||
<a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br> | <a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br><a name="school"> School Days </a> ''We all learn by experience but some of us have to go to summer school.'' (Peter De Vries) <br><br>Here you can relate your experiences through all the12 grades of school. <br><br> | ||
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School Days | |||
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''We all learn by experience but some of us have to go to summer school.'' (Peter De Vries) <br><br>Here you can relate your experiences through all the12 grades of school. <br><br> | |||
PRE-SCHOOL | PRE-SCHOOL | ||
*Did you attend any kind of pre-school? | *Did you attend any kind of pre-school? | ||
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GRADE SCHOOL | GRADE SCHOOL | ||
*How old were you when you started grade school? | *How old were you when you started grade school? | ||
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JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL | JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL | ||
*How old were you when you started junior high school? | *How old were you when you started junior high school? | ||
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HIGH SCHOOL | HIGH SCHOOL | ||
*Name the High School you attended and where it was located? | *Name the High School you attended and where it was located? | ||
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EARLY RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCES | EARLY RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCES | ||
''Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favors you have received.'' (Seneca) <br><br>Religion plays a large roll in many of our lives. The questions here are for members of The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints. However, they can be reworded if you are a member of some other Christian denomination. <br><br> | ''Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favors you have received.'' (Seneca) <br><br>Religion plays a large roll in many of our lives. The questions here are for members of The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints. However, they can be reworded if you are a member of some other Christian denomination. <br><br> | ||
EARLY YEARS | EARLY YEARS | ||
*Were you ordained to be a Deacon and by whom? | *Were you ordained to be a Deacon and by whom? | ||
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CONVERSION TO THE GOSPEL IF YOU WERE NOT BORN IN THE LDS CHURCH | CONVERSION TO THE GOSPEL IF YOU WERE NOT BORN IN THE LDS CHURCH | ||
*How did you come into the Church? Describe in detail! (This is what your family will find the greatest help to them in their lives as they struggle with acquiring their own testimonies!) | *How did you come into the Church? Describe in detail! (This is what your family will find the greatest help to them in their lives as they struggle with acquiring their own testimonies!) | ||
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CONVERSION TO THE GOSPEL IF YOU WERE BORN INTO THE LDS CHURCH | CONVERSION TO THE GOSPEL IF YOU WERE BORN INTO THE LDS CHURCH | ||
*Describe the evolving of your testimony. | *Describe the evolving of your testimony. | ||
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MISSIONARY EXPERIENCES | MISSIONARY EXPERIENCES | ||
''Wouldn’t this be a good time for a little self-evaluation to determine if we still have the same relationship with our Father in Heaven that we enjoyed in the mission field?'' (Elder L. Tom Perry) <br> | ''Wouldn’t this be a good time for a little self-evaluation to determine if we still have the same relationship with our Father in Heaven that we enjoyed in the mission field?'' (Elder L. Tom Perry) <br> | ||
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GROWING UP JEWISH | GROWING UP JEWISH | ||
''How many Jewish Mothers does it take to change a light bulb? "Never mind, I just sit here in the dark. I wouldn't want to bother anybody."'' <br> | ''How many Jewish Mothers does it take to change a light bulb? "Never mind, I just sit here in the dark. I wouldn't want to bother anybody."'' <br> | ||
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<a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br> | <a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br><a name="youngadult"> Young Adult </a> ''When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not.'' (Mark Twain) <br><br> | ||
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Young Adult | |||
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''When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not.'' (Mark Twain) <br><br> | |||
You may have by now made a career choice and were pursuing higher education or additional training in your field of interest. Maybe the military interrupted your plans. You probably were thinking about marriage, too. Here are questions that relate to these major life decisions. <br><br> | You may have by now made a career choice and were pursuing higher education or additional training in your field of interest. Maybe the military interrupted your plans. You probably were thinking about marriage, too. Here are questions that relate to these major life decisions. <br><br> | ||
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*Who help you in your time of need? | *Who help you in your time of need? | ||
<a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br> | <a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br><a name="additionalschool"> Additional Schooling </a> ''A college education never hurt anybody who was willing to learn after he got it.'' (Author Unknown) <br><br> | ||
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Additional Schooling | |||
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''A college education never hurt anybody who was willing to learn after he got it.'' (Author Unknown) <br><br> | |||
TRADE SCHOOL | TRADE SCHOOL | ||
*Did you attend a trade school? | *Did you attend a trade school? | ||
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COLLEGE | COLLEGE | ||
*What college or university did you attend? | *What college or university did you attend? | ||
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GRADUATE SCHOOL | GRADUATE SCHOOL | ||
*Why did you decide to go to graduate school? | *Why did you decide to go to graduate school? | ||
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*Did you go to work right after graduation? | *Did you go to work right after graduation? | ||
<a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br> | <a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br><a name="military"> Military </a> ''I do not doubt that whatever misery He permits will be for our ultimate good unless by rebellious will we convert it to evil.'' C. S. Lewis) <br> | ||
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Military | |||
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''I do not doubt that whatever misery He permits will be for our ultimate good unless by rebellious will we convert it to evil.'' C. S. Lewis) <br> | |||
*Were you in the Armed Forces? | *Were you in the Armed Forces? | ||
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*Tell your overall feelings about serving in the armed forces.Other questions and notes: | *Tell your overall feelings about serving in the armed forces.Other questions and notes: | ||
<a href="#top">Top of Page</a> | <a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <a name="firstjob"> First Real Job </a> ''If you have a job without aggravations, you don't have a job.'' (Malcolm Forbes) <br><br> | ||
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First Real Job | |||
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''If you have a job without aggravations, you don't have a job.'' (Malcolm Forbes) <br><br> | |||
*What was your first real job after school? | *What was your first real job after school? | ||
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*Did you stay with this company or in time move on? | *Did you stay with this company or in time move on? | ||
<a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br> | <a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br><a name="courtship"> Courtship and the Wedding </a> ''When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity.'' (Albert Einstein) <br><br>Here is where we talk about one of the greatest decisions you will ever make in your life who you will marry. Your children will want to know these things to better appreciate what brought their parents together. <br><br> | ||
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Courtship and the Wedding | |||
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''When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity.'' (Albert Einstein) <br><br>Here is where we talk about one of the greatest decisions you will ever make in your life who you will marry. Your children will want to know these things to better appreciate what brought their parents together. <br><br> | |||
COURTSHIP | COURTSHIP | ||
*How old were you when you decided you wanted to get married? | *How old were you when you decided you wanted to get married? | ||
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AFTER THE HONEYMOON | AFTER THE HONEYMOON | ||
*How would you describe yourselves as newlyweds? | *How would you describe yourselves as newlyweds? | ||
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*What advise do you wish to give now? | *What advise do you wish to give now? | ||
<a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br> | <a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br><a name="adjusting"> Adjusting to Married Life Before Children </a> ''Marriage: a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose.'' (Beverly Nichols) <br><br> | ||
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Adjusting to Married Life Before Children | |||
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''Marriage: a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose.'' (Beverly Nichols) <br><br> | |||
*As time went on, what was the feelings you had for your in-laws? | *As time went on, what was the feelings you had for your in-laws? | ||
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<a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br> | <a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br><a name="beginningfamily"> Beginnings of Family Life </a> ''Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other never forgets them.'' (Ogden Nash) <br><br>Here you can begin to talk about your beginnings as a family. You can describe the birth of each child and tell them about their very early roll in the family. Much of this material they will use if they get around to writing their personal histories. <br><br> | ||
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Beginnings of Family Life | |||
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''Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other never forgets them.'' (Ogden Nash) <br><br>Here you can begin to talk about your beginnings as a family. You can describe the birth of each child and tell them about their very early roll in the family. Much of this material they will use if they get around to writing their personal histories. <br><br> | |||
FIRST CHILD | FIRST CHILD | ||
*What did you want a boy or a girl? | *What did you want a boy or a girl? | ||
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SECOND CHILD | SECOND CHILD | ||
*What did you want a boy or a girl for the next child? | *What did you want a boy or a girl for the next child? | ||
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*What have you done to keep the memory of this child alive? | *What have you done to keep the memory of this child alive? | ||
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USE THE ABOVE QUESTIONS FOR EACH CHILD TO COME INTO YOUR FAMILY CIRCLE <br><br> | <br>USE THE ABOVE QUESTIONS FOR EACH CHILD TO COME INTO YOUR FAMILY CIRCLE <br><br> | ||
FAMILY LIFE WITH CHILDREN | FAMILY LIFE WITH CHILDREN | ||
*How did life for you and your spouse change after the first child came along? | *How did life for you and your spouse change after the first child came along? | ||
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<a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br> | <a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br><a name="changes"> Family Changes </a> ''We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.'' (Harrison Ford) <br><br>Not all relationships go smoothly. Here are questions if you were divorce and remarriaged. <br><br> | ||
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''We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.'' (Harrison Ford) <br><br>Not all relationships go smoothly. Here are questions if you were divorce and remarriaged. <br><br> | |||
DIVORCE</a> | DIVORCE</a> | ||
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SECOND MARRIAGE | SECOND MARRIAGE | ||
*Where and when did the marriage ceremony take place? | *Where and when did the marriage ceremony take place? | ||
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THE SECOND WEDDING AND THE HONEYMOON | THE SECOND WEDDING AND THE HONEYMOON | ||
*Where and when did the wedding take place? | *Where and when did the wedding take place? | ||
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AFTER THE SECOND HONEYMOON | AFTER THE SECOND HONEYMOON | ||
*How would you describe yourselves as newlyweds? | *How would you describe yourselves as newlyweds? | ||
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<a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br> | <a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br><a name="ages30"> Ages 30 - 40 </a> ''Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.'' (Groucho Marx) <br><br>Life may be settling down to routine by now and you are playing the game of getting ahead in life. Here you can also describe your efforts to teach your children and watch them grow up. For many, thirty marks the end of youth and the real beginning of adulthood. <br><br> | ||
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Ages 30 - 40 | |||
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''Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.'' (Groucho Marx) <br><br>Life may be settling down to routine by now and you are playing the game of getting ahead in life. Here you can also describe your efforts to teach your children and watch them grow up. For many, thirty marks the end of youth and the real beginning of adulthood. <br><br> | |||
*How did you feel on your thirtieth birthday? | *How did you feel on your thirtieth birthday? | ||
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<a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br> | <a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br><a name="ages40"> Ages 40 - 50 </a> ''A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time.'' (Oliver Wendell Holmes) <br><br>Your probably thinking about how your life as been up to this point. Here you can tell about your successes in your occupation and/or family. <br><br> | ||
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''A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time.'' (Oliver Wendell Holmes) <br><br>Your probably thinking about how your life as been up to this point. Here you can tell about your successes in your occupation and/or family. <br><br> | |||
*How did you feel about turning forty? | *How did you feel about turning forty? | ||
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<a href="#top">Top of Page</a> | <a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <a name="ages50"> Ages 50 -65 </a> ''I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming... suddenly you find - at the age of 50, say - that a whole new life has opened before you.'' (Agatha Christie) <br><br>Some go through “mid life crisis” at about this time. You may wonder if you should have taken a different course. You may feel deeply about some failures you have endured. Here is the place to tell about that. <br><br> | ||
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''I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming... suddenly you find - at the age of 50, say - that a whole new life has opened before you.'' (Agatha Christie) <br><br>Some go through “mid life crisis” at about this time. You may wonder if you should have taken a different course. You may feel deeply about some failures you have endured. Here is the place to tell about that. <br><br> | |||
*How did you feel about turning fifty? | *How did you feel about turning fifty? | ||
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<a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br> | <a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br><a name="retire"> Retirement </a> ''It is time I stepped aside for a less experienced and less able man.'' (Scott Elledge) <br><br>Some look forward to this time in their life. They think they can now take it easy and let the world worry about all the things it likes to worry about. But many find life even busier. <br><br> | ||
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''It is time I stepped aside for a less experienced and less able man.'' (Scott Elledge) <br><br>Some look forward to this time in their life. They think they can now take it easy and let the world worry about all the things it likes to worry about. But many find life even busier. <br><br> | |||
*When did you retire? | *When did you retire? | ||
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<a href="#top">Top of Page</a> | <a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br>�<a name="summingup"> Summing Up </a> ''We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.'' (Marcel Proust) <br><br> | ||
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''We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.'' (Marcel Proust) <br><br> | |||
*What personality traits do you admire most and why? | *What personality traits do you admire most and why? | ||
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<a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br> | <a href="#top">Top of Page</a> <br><br><a name="last"> Last Words </a> ''You may have deceived yourself, but experience is not trying to deceive you. ''(C. S. Lewis) Here you can put any words of wisdom, sum up things learned and say something to each important person in your life. | ||
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''You may have deceived yourself, but experience is not trying to deceive you. ''(C. S. Lewis) Here you can put any words of wisdom, sum up things learned and say something to each important person in your life. | |||
*Say something to each of your children individually. | *Say something to each of your children individually. | ||
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''The way for a person to develop a style is (a) to know exactly what he wants to say, and (b) sure he is saying exactly that.'' (C. S. Lewis) <br><br> | |||
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