How to Reflect on the Lessons You Want to Pass On
A younger relative asks how you knew what to do during a difficult time, and you pause before answering. The truth is that you did…
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Sharing Gentle Thoughts About How You’d Like to Be Remembered
Read article: Sharing Gentle Thoughts About How You’d Like to Be RememberedA family conversation drifts towards an old photograph, and someone says, “That picture is so you.” Perhaps you are laughing, carrying too many picnic bags…
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How to Keep Personal Projects Findable and Shareable
Read article: How to Keep Personal Projects Findable and ShareableA simple system for keeping creative, family and practical projects understandable when life interrupts.
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The Foods, Smells and Sounds That Bring Back Memories
Read article: The Foods, Smells and Sounds That Bring Back MemoriesYou open the oven and, before you have even seen what is cooking, the smell takes you back to a kitchen from years ago. For…
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How to Talk About the People Who Influenced Your Life
Read article: How to Talk About the People Who Influenced Your LifeYou hear yourself using a familiar expression and suddenly realise exactly where it came from. It belonged to a parent, friend, neighbour, teacher or workmate…
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How to Record Family Traditions Before the Details Fade
Read article: How to Record Family Traditions Before the Details FadeCapture the recipes, places, people and small rituals behind family traditions in a way others can understand.
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A Practical Guide to Organising Your Home So Others Can Navigate It
Read article: A Practical Guide to Organising Your Home So Others Can Navigate ItCreate a calmer, more findable home without exposing private information or trying to organise everything at once.
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How to Talk About the People Who Shaped Your Values
Read article: How to Talk About the People Who Shaped Your ValuesYou hear yourself repeat a phrase that once belonged to someone else. Perhaps it was something your father said while fixing things, a teacher’s reminder…
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Discussing the Moments That Changed You in Meaningful Ways
Read article: Discussing the Moments That Changed You in Meaningful WaysYou are looking through an old box when you find a photograph of yourself standing somewhere you have not visited for years. Your clothes look…
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