Storytelling Systems That Invite Your Stories Into A Book.      We use words, pictures, feelings, a quote, a question in a brief movie to help you remember your story.                                                                                                             

The Word (s):     Golden Fall Memories.

Picture:                A Tree

Feelings:              Happy, Beautiful and Brilliant

Quote:                  “Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other         

                                seasons.” – Jim Bishop

A question:         What is something golden from the fall that you can tell in a              

                                story?

My story:             Recorded and Then Transcribed.

Movie:                 Watch Zoom Movie On Yourtube

Transcription       Google Docs- – Voice Notepad Transcribed My Recording

Name a time when it was a fall experience that made you feel golden. Name a fall experience you can conjure up right not.  For me, it was my first marriage to Paul. We got married on October 30th many years ago. It was a beautiful fall day in Chicago. We had the wedding in the trendy near North Side at St. Clement’s Church. Then we had a great big reception out around O’Hare airport. 

We had a live band, and Paul paid them extra so we could stay dancing. So many of the young people stayed late. It was a beautiful wedding. There were lots of our family, friends, and music.

I close my eyes. I remember the newness of this experience.  I remember the innocence. I remember I had no idea what my future held. This feeling inside of me is happiness, brilliance, beauty and success. When I tap on that moment I have no idea that Paul, and I would have three children or that we’d move away from all of our family support from the Chicago suburbs to Seattle.

I had no idea that moving away from family would cause a great deal of tension between Paul and myself because there was no family around. I tried to be a stay-at-home mom and do my occupational therapy on-the-side and run a developmental toy catalog at home. Finances were tight.

Ultimately we divorced. However, we have remained friends, and his family is still family. Family changes and if we’re lucky, family adapts to the constant changes the world presents us.

People who know the story remark that it’s unusual for couples to work through their anger issues around each other when they are no longer married. We did this for the children, and we did this for our friendship. We did the work it takes to let go and heal.

How amazing many years later when our oldest daughter gave birth to our first grandson he was born on the same date that Paul and I were married.

Xavier’s birth almost three years ago made me understand that life is a gift and even the bitter sweet moments can be happy and golden. This is a remarkable story I want to keep in a book because I want my family and future generations to know about these stories.

So today, What is something golden from the fall that you can tell in a story?

Most Important

If this sparks a memory in your heart worth keeping then write it down or

record it and put it in a particular folder so you can find it anytime.

or Pay $3.50 if you want me to hold on to them and we can make a book when you want.

ALSO – Extending The Diamond Package Interview Special from $585.00 to $197.00  Why? I want you to have your stories in a book for you to feel and touch because that would be the best word-of-marketing I could ever have.  See this blog for more information. This is my Holiday Special until December 31, 2018 when this type of pricing is going away forever.  If you want to get the book before the holidays then the interview needs to be completed by Nov. 5th and the final proof with me has to be done by November 15th.                                     

Beth