Reminiscing braids together time, space, history, personality, and perception.

• Your job or privilege is to lead us through the experience.
• You will guide the reader to understand as if we were there with you.
• It is your story and you need to decide who you will share this with.
• You will make the decision on what to include and what to leave out.
• Remember that this is your truth, and others may have a different viewpoint. Allow them to write their own story.
• What about painful memories? How to write what you dare not say? Write it down as therapy, take it out later if you wish.
• How are you going to convey your story? First-person, third-person, lots of photos with captions, small easily read sections, or one long letter?
• You may want to use this time to capture the life stories of others you love and admire.
• What is your role as a listener? What if in telling you the story, emotions, and repressed feelings surface. Allow the storyteller the right to tell his/her story and you stand as a witness. Do not try to get them to stop telling or add any judgment.
• Never end a session in an interview with a sad or painful memory. Ask them something like "What was your favorite breakfast as a kid?" or "tell me about your best friend growing up."