Life Voices: Making Connections

Story Concepts

• story connects us
• story shapes us
• story is powerful
• story is our common language

"You are the only one who can tell the story of your life and say what it means." 
- Christina Baldwin

Thoughtshots
Thoughtshots are instantaneous reactions to visual imagery. These can be cerebral or emotional, but they are triggered by sensory perceptions stimulated by first sight. This could be a reaction to a painting, piece of music, sunset, and so on.

Select a picture, then write about the moment, bringing it to life with sensory details. Describe the significance of the moment in your story.

Prompts
Tell me about an unusual relative.
If your child never met you, what would you want him or her to know about you?
Explain a lesson you learned the hard way.
Describe a time you didn't get caught.
What is your birth story?
Who puts honey in your heart?
Describe a time that you were afraid.
What lesson did you learn the hard way?
What gives you courage?
Write about someone you need to forgive.
If you were a character in a fairy tale, who would you be?