National Day of Listening
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One of my favorite National Public Radio segments is from Story Corps; an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening. I was listening on Monday morning and they mentioned that they have designated this Friday as a National Day of Listening.
From their website:
It's a perfect time to plan to do some listening to family members this week as we in the US celebrate our Thanksgiving holiday (and there's no time like now wherever you live on this globe). The idea here is to actually record your family member, friend, teacher, etc., sharing a story with you (use a computer, tape recorder, video camera, etc. - so much of our technology these days lends itself to this project). Since many of you that read this blog are scrapbookers a natural extension would be to document this experience through words and photos on a layout.
Click on "participate" to download their "Do It Yourself" guide. Super helpful with a step-by-step list to follow.
There is also an online question generator to help you with some ideas.
Listening, sharing, documenting...awesome. You never know if this may be the last opportunity to gather a story from someone you love. Take advantage of this opportunity.
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What a great idea!
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I love listening to story corps on NPR. Thanks for the tip. I plan to try this with my new in-laws this holiday.
Have a blessed holiday.
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Ali,
This is a wonderful post to find. I asked for suggestions at DD a while back for questions to ask the children's great grandmother this week and your post is just perfect timing Thanks for the link. I will be adding some questions to the list we made. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
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I should record all of my family stories. Like the time we had to sleep in the car on a family vacation because my Dad had forgot to book a room!
http://www.entertonement.com/nationaldayoflistening
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Thanks Ali for the ideas. I am going to try to document December in my blog this year. Trying to relax about doing it EVERYDAY but at least I will get the key moments documented at http://gracehester.typepad.com/
You are such an inspiration!
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Thank you for sharing this. I can't wait to use some of the questions generated to try to get some stories out of my Dad who now has Alzheimers and remembers the past better.
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Excellent idea! I used to love listening to my grandma's stories - she was an excellent storyteller - and wish I had that on recorded somewhere. Thanks for sharing this idea.
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We did much of that this year... listening and sharing. I love listening to my Gram's stories, even though I have heard them dozens of times.
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Wow Ali!
What an amazing response from your readers. A big thank you again for posting about the National Day of Listening! StoryCorps is hoping to pass on a last minute holiday gift idea: For everyone who has done a personal interview with a loved one (or are thinking about it), make a copy of the interview and pair it with a paperback copy of the New York Times bestseller Listening is an Act of Love, a compilation of just some of StoryCorps' amazing, touching stories. This provides a meaningful addition to the holiday season, and gives that special someone even more incredible stories to read! The book can be linked to (as well as recording tips) at www.storycorps.net.
Best wishes for the new year,
Kathleen
StoryCorps
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