Life in 6 words app5/21/2023 My flaws include some characteristics that I detest. By embracing my imperfections and flaws, I became the most me. What matters is that when I gave up the fruitless quest to be perfect, I achieved something even better. And I’m not sure I know the answer anyway. I won’t try to explain why or when this crusade began. The funny thing is, I probably don’t even have to explain it to you, and you kinda get it.īut in case my six-word memoir needs some explanation, let me try to explain succinctly, in keeping with the theme of brevity:įor much of my life, I felt I could not be really happy until everything was perfect - my weight, my hair, my marriage, my organized kitchen cupboards, my… OK, you get my drift. ![]() Looking in the mirror for my final inspection before I walked out the door, I nodded approvingly at the wisdom of these six words: I was surprised how quickly they came together. Before I even clasped my watch or spritzed on perfume, the fireflies spelled out the answer. The fireflies were too distracting, new ones popping up just when I thought they were quiet.Īnd then suddenly, I had it. Getting dressed, taming my hair, slipping on shoes, I mulled it over. No way could I sum up my life in six words, I thought, tuning back in to NPR and the mirror.īut as I finished my makeup and my coffee, I couldn’t let go of the idea. Memories and words flashed in my mind and then faded, like fireflies. I looked up at the ceiling as I do when I need to think. My mind drifted away from the radio voices. I applied a couple more swipes of mascara, then stopped, my hand paused mid-air. I had started writing a conventional memoir years before, and I knew six words wasn’t even the tip of the pencil point. How can anyone write a memoir in six words? I was still in my blue fleece robe, nursing my second cup of coffee and putting on make-up, when I heard a story about a six-word memoir project. And I post writing exercises every weekday on four online writing groups.Several years ago, I was listening to Morning Edition on NPR as usual while I got ready for work. Other options listed on opportunities-on-this-blog. If you would like to send me a book review of another author’s books or like your book reviewed (short stories, contemporary crime / women’s novels or writing guides), see book-reviews for the guidelines. Thank you.įor anyone looking for an editor, do take a look at Editing and Critique. You can contact me and find me on the internet, view my books (including my debut novel The Serial Dater’s Shopping List, various short story collections and writer’s block workbooks) and If you like this blog, you can help me keep it running by donating. You can subscribe to this blog on your Kindle / Kindle app via .uk or You can sign up to receive these blog posts daily or weekly so you don’t miss anything.
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