This was exactly what I need to hear today. I felt like you were reading the questions in my mind and you painted a picture of the pathway I can begin walking on right now. I have done so many years of journaling - the personal writing, I have witnessed the impact of spoken my stories to illustrate a truth, an invitation into the bigger purpose and possibilities of greatness that can come through a story where there is a new perspective, a new light shined on it, now it is time to write it! I can't thank you enough for giving me the gift of this video message today. I took many notes and recorded so many nuggets of wisdom. I will listen to it again for sure. I am grateful for the witness you gave to the process and the confidence you imparted, for the journey ahead, because it is incredibly evident that you have already walked this way. I am not feeling as lonely right now or overwhelmed. Instead I am feeling excited for the adventure ahead and energized by the possibilities of giving purpose to my stories. THANK YOU!

Again Allison hitting the nail on the head, after my dear husband passed away 6 months ago after 56 years. And I wrote an article for a newspaper about our experience of his 13 week to die and the need to try and encourage assistant dying. And it was accepted to print Again Allison thank you.carolN.I

These are meaningful comments about the value of writing memoir - the difference between journal writing and memoir - and how our personal stories point to larger stories, and can reach others.

Wow thanks for answering my main question , why did / does it matter? Carol N.I.

5:40 why did what happened matter still today 7:00 write letter w pen write a letter to your younger self at age 5, 8 , 11, 15, 18, 26, 29, 32, 34

There was a starfish that got thrown into the ocean from the beach by a young man. He said, it matters to it.