Your Life Simplified In Six Words
03.23.2008 | Chris Bailey | Focused on Life
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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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.
I like it, Rosa. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Chris,
My life:
Learning for a lifetime. Having fun!
Cheers,
Steve
Beautiful! Love it, Steve. Definitely two things (learning and fun) that make life worth living.
someones here, come in, thank you!
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…