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Writing Spiritual Memoirs, Shalom Prayer Center, Mount Angel, Oregon, January 20-21, 2012

Memoirs focus on the hours and minutes most keen in our lives–the times when we are fully alive, when experiences penetrate to the quick. In these moments we define ourselves; the ways we respond reveal our souls.

Nan will guide you in identifying the particular events, people, and places in your life that compose your individual memoirs. Next she'll ease you into spontaneously writing a chapter, and she’ll demonstrate a way to evoke constructive responses. From this writing retreat you’ll gain a personal table of contents, experience a productive writing process, and write a profound first chapter.

For registration information, write to Sister Sarah Bauman at sbauman@mtangel.net. For information about the Shalom Prayer Center see: http://www.benedictine-srs.org/shalom.

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International Conference on Positive Aging, L. A., CA, December 9, 2011

Nan will demonstrate a process for eliciting spontaneous, life-affirming memoirs that review the most significant experiences in a person’s life. She’ll model a way to identify meaningful subjects, prompt easy narratives, respond positively, and provide questions for reflection that illuminate one’s good intentions and personal strengths. Her method goes beyond plodding chronologies. It enables narrators to explore their lives, and, if they wish, to leave an insightful legacy.

http://www.positiveaging.fielding.edu/conference-program