Your Life Simplified In Six Words

Life

03.23.2008 | Chris Bailey

Once upon a time, the Washington Post had a feature in its Sunday edition called Life As Haiku (they may still have it, but I can’t find it easily online). Each week, the WaPo published vignettes from the everyday life of two individuals. They’d typically be no longer than a couple of paragraphs, but contain some extremely fascinating slices of modern life.

Two paragraphs…not too tough. But Jodee Bock just raised the challenge by asking for a life story in six words. She was influenced by a new book called Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure. The title pretty much says it all. So, here’s my stab at a six word memoir. We’ll title it Chris Bailey.Simplified:

Wandering journey for calling. Enjoying scenery.

I like the exercise and may return to this idea as I think about it more. There’s some magic in thinking simply about who I am at my core. So, what ya think? Think you can distill a bit of who you are down to six words?

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Rosa Say (March 23rd, 2008 at 11:10 pm) Reply

Lately I have been “wearing” these and adjusting the fit Chris:

My time for freedom is now.

It’s an empty-nester/ newly solo entrepreneur kind of thing for me.
Chris Bailey (March 25th, 2008 at 12:34 pm) Reply

I like it, Rosa. Thanks for sharing!
Steve Bannister (March 26th, 2008 at 5:51 pm) Reply

Hi Chris,

My life:

Learning for a lifetime. Having fun!

Cheers,
Steve
Chris Bailey (March 27th, 2008 at 5:56 am) Reply

Beautiful! Love it, Steve. Definitely two things (learning and fun) that make life worth living.
Laura (March 28th, 2008 at 4:15 pm) Reply

someones here, come in, thank you!
Chris Bailey (March 28th, 2008 at 5:08 pm) Reply

Hiya Laura, I know it totally goes against the purpose of the exercise, but I’m so curious about your six words. Love to know the story behind them…

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