Write a Memoir and Include Your Reflections
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What individuals have had a significant impact on your life? (for example, authors, bosses, friends, politicians, spiritual leaders) When and how have they influenced you?
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What advantages have you experienced about being married/single? What disadvantages?
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If you could change your current circumstances, what would you do and why?
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If you could change your past, would you? Why? How?
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What is your philosophy of life? If you could change the world, what would you do?
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How do you feel about your life’s accomplishments? What accomplishments are you most proud of?
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What do you feel most grateful for?
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How would you like to be remembered?
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Would you consider yourself a luminary? (A “notable” person; someone who is a source of light; or a “shining” example of someone who has others develop their capabilities as fully as possible.)
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Who was the most important person in your life? Tell about him or her.
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Who is the person who has been kindest to you in your life?
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Can you remember a time when you felt alone?
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What are the most important lessons you’ve learned in life?
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Are there any words of wisdom you’d like to pass along?
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What are you proudest of in your life?
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What is your happiest memory?
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How has your life been different than what you’d imagined?
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How would you like to be remembered?
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Do you have any regrets?
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What does your future hold?
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Why do you think you are still here (alive)?
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What or who is your source of inspiration?
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What or who is it that gets you up and going every morning?
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If you were to die suddenly this evening, what would you most regret having not told someone?
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Is there anything that you’ve never told but want to tell now?