I was introduced to the concept of Six Word Memoirs last Fall at a writers conference. I instantly became a fan. I think it’s amazing how people can be so smart, cool, funny, clever, and so incredibly deep with only six words. In fact, a blogger friend of mine, Marion Driessen, actually invites bloggers to participate in her Six Word Story Challenge (you should really give it a try). I think Six Word Memoirs are actually more fun and challenging than composing the perfect tweet that says everything it needs to and still fits under the 140 character limit.
As I was killing time one afternoon during jury duty, I decided to see if I could tell my life story with a series of Six Word Memoirs. Yes, it is basically cheating against the original premise, but it was a lot of fun to put together.
Catholic kid learns to trust implicitly
Success is formulaic: College, career, life
Married high school sweetheart. All set.
Reality plus experience equals new perspective
Passion left unattended fades into afterthought
Exchanged right path for selfish infatuation
Set free by a woman’s fear
Lesson: Life is in the lyrics
Be willing to change your mind
Found lover, wife, partner, best friend
Lived. Failed. Learned. Reborn. Started over.
God takes the broken; makes anew
Living in God’s grace is beautiful
My life summary? To be continued ..
Let’s see, my life in six little words. “Free thinker. Free spirit. Truly happy.”
Excellent, Frank, and thank you for the comment.
Lived. Failed. Learned. Reborn. Started over. < that is strong and courageous, the true story of life.
Gil, wrote so many interesting stories in one post. My compliments.