This is an excellent video explaining the importance of doing a live review. Although I haven’t achieved perfection I am a better person as a result of writing my life review Tall Grass.
Jane Fonda, Oscar winner on her quest for perfection, battling
g bulimia and a strained relationship with her father.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqPNP60tpZQ
My Life Review was a result of a year of questions like:
Why was I forced into retirement?
Why did I cause this to happen?
Why do I make the same mistakes over and over?
Who am I and why am I the way I am?
With this last question I started to take responsibility for my past actions. Then I wated to know why I had the strengthsand weaknesses that formed my character. I started to examine my early childhood and the events and people that had directed my life.
I started writing, interviewing my aunts, uncles, brothers, and cousins to gain understanding and clarification of the bits and pieces that I could remember. With each bit of new information I remembered more and I understood more. I kept writing, as I told my story to myself I started to understand how my character was formed. My story concluded at age fourteen, everything was in place for the rest of my life, for better or worse.
The process took me sixteen months, I put my manuscript away and did nothing for two years. I had a new awareness as well as a new level of peace, I knew who I was. I could do little to change anything but I knew why and how I would react to my environment. I then recognized that I had another opportunity.
I know more about Abe Lincoln and George Washington then I know about my two grandfathers. So I searched and hired an editor and had “Tall Grass” edited and published, it’s available on Amazon.com and at www.grinkmeyer.com. I’m leaving something behind so my descendants will know who I was and possibly have a better understand of who they are.
In future posts I discuss the editing and publishing process.
If your interested leave comments and questions.
I didn’t call Tall Grass a “Life Review”, but that’s what it is. Here’s why Jane Fonda thinks it so important that you do a life review.
It’s what has helped make her “third act” of life so fulfilling. Here, Jane explains how she conducted her own life review and how you can do it too.
I’ve started writing Grasshopper, a follow-up to Tall Grass. Tall Grass was difficult for me to write because writing was new to me. I’m finding Grasshopper easy and I think it’s because I know that it’s most important to just get my thoughts down. I’ll be able to come back later and add to and take from my original manuscript. Also I’ll be helped by my editor; Larry will help me with flow and organization as well as grammar and spelling. Everyone needs an editor, he or she makes your job easier.
I think you should write a book, write about yourself or something that you’re
interested in. You need to leave something behind so that your descendents know who you were and better understand who they are. Start writing today.
Check back I’ll continue to share my progress
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