This would have fit in with yesterday's mood swing post. From the Bookish advent calendar, this sticker:
When I read this, my first response was that this idea is sort of sad. We just devolve into stories, some of which may be untrue?
But then, I realized that becoming a story is a sweet way to be remembered and to stay "alive." You can entertain, amuse, educate, inspire. A story is a rather wonderful thing to be.
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Tim and I were talking about this during our walk this morning. His 100 year old mother has just moved into an Assisted Living place and she is not happy about it (and the place is absolutely lovely, it's like the Ritz Carlton of Assisted Living places). She lets everyone know how unhappy she is and Tim and his siblings and the people who work there are doing everything they can to make it a good experience for her. I said to him, "she has to decide what she wants her last story to be. Does she want to be remembered as a bitter old bitch or as a grateful and graceful lady?"
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