Journal Your Life

There Are Many Ways To Journal Your Life

Everyone has a unique story to tell, and it’s never too late to journal your life and start telling yours. There are so many things that have happened to you throughout your life. It’s time to start preserving those memories so you can look back at them later in life and pass them down to your family & friends.

There is no right or wrong way to journal your life.

With so many options to choose from, there's no reason not to START TODAY! You can start writing in a journal or diary format. This would likely be very personal and in your own words.

If you were thinking about something more lengthy and formal, you could also journal your life by writing a memoir or autobiography.  In addition, you could even explore creating a family history. This allows you to delve deeper into your family’s past. 

But don't worry...

If writing isn’t really your thing, you can even ask someone to write a biography for you that captures your life story from another point of view! 

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Best Format to Journal YOUR Life

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Write a Journal

Starting a journal is a great way to transfer your thoughts and life experiences into words. You can choose how often you want to write and what you want to write about. The whole point of journaling is to capture your emotions, thoughts, life events, and things you want to remember.

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Start a Diary

A diary is often much more personal than a journal. It’s a place where you should feel comfortable sharing your innermost thoughts, hopes, and fears. You should try to write a diary entry daily. This will provide great insight into your life after you’re gone.

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Write a Memoir

Writing a memoir is a way for you to zero in on particularly memorable moments in your life. Memoirs use a personal narrative style of writing to tell these stories and leave your most treasured memories behind for friends and family. It is a way to detail significant life events.

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Write an Autobiography

An autobiography is a more formal way to journal your life. You have the freedom to decide how to structure your life story and tell it in your own words. An autobiography will act as a timeline of your life, making it easy to organize specific dates and events.

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Write a Biography

You want to tell your life story, but the words might not come naturally to you. Producing a biography allows you to document your life while relying on another writer to do the hard work for you.

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write a Family History

Creating a family history is a great way to give insight into your family's background and heritage. A family history is a great option to document who you are and where you came from, making it a great reference point for future generations to build off of.

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As you can see, there are so many ways you can create and preserve your life story. By using My LifeJars, you can journal your life and make your story easily accessible for generations to come. Remember, your life IS important, it IS unique and there ARE people who want to read your story!

The best part is...

You don’t even have to be a professional writer to get this process started!

Whether you choose an informal way to tell your story, like a journal or diary, or a formal way, like a memoir or autobiography -- the method doesn’t really matter!

Your story is what matters!

In conclusion, whichever way you choose to journal your life, you are the person who provides the story that gets remembered. You will be expressing your thoughts, feelings, and experiences.

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