Not very long ago a book was released called, Not what I was planning: Six-Word Memoirs by writers famous and obscure It can be found here <—click.
I am fascinated by things like this. Essentially, it’s just a collection of six-word statements people made to sum up their lives. Here are some examples:
Stephen Colbert’s contribution: “Well, I thought it was funny.”
Joan Rivers: “Liars: hysterectomy didn’t improve sex life.”
Celebrity Chef Mario Batali: “Brought it to a boil, often.”
Other examples:
“Towel thrown in. God returned it.”
“Honoring my past. Building my future.”
“Life is too short for apathy.”
“Helping people to help themselves, everyday.”
As I look through these, I try to figure out what a six-word memoir for my life would look like. A memoir is pretty much just an account of someone’s life, a biography. To do it in six words seems silly in some senses and completely brilliant in others. It causes you to think hard about who you are and what you’re really all about. Of course there is plenty of room for humor to be thrown in too. Hmm…
Having thought about this for approximately 5 seconds, I would have to say this is my six-word memoir:
“Raised by wolves, leading the pack.”
If you were to come up with a six-word memoir for yourself, what would it be? Try not to think to hard and post it down below. It can be serious, funny, or just plain weird.
Just keep it to six words.
Jesus wants me for a sunbeam . . .
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Live for me, love for them.
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Walked the adventure. Hated shoe shopping.
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Silly Joker – I’m not so serious.
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Always motivated but never motivated enough
or
I love people, people love me
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I am crazy, no I’m not.
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Happier than I thought I was.
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Black sheep of my family – Baaaaaah!
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I want to take a nap!
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Married for love, not money. Happy!
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Lived for me, Living for Him
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Experience is what I got.
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Figured out the secrets of life.
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Took the long way…arrived sooner
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graphic designer gone techie still searching
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Always love people, everyway you can.
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Despite it all, I was happy.
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love to read all day long
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I did the best I could.
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perpetual work in progress, god willing.
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Keep your fork for what’s ahead!
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Have a brain, don’t use enough.
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Laugh loud, laugh often, love unconditionally
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Too far gone to care? Nope.
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Figuring it all out with God
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“So much to look forward too!”
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Nature is God in living motion.
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unconditionally loved, gratefully passing the baton.
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I’m stealing it from a t-shirt I saw, but it is fitting: “The wretch the song refers to.”
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Supervised by brain, guided by heart.
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Mother, wife, daughter of the King.
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Quickly mended, just as easily broken.
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Not at all what I planned.
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living to leave a legacy…
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I did this back in the early spring on my blog. Went on to write some for biblical characters. It was a lot of fun. Check it out: http://grownupstacy.blogspot.com/2008/03/six-word-memoirs.html
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Are you going to eat that?
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Youngest son to college. Now what??
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Mother, lover, friend. Child of God.
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seems to sum up everything:
gave it up got it back
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Don’t tell me what to do.
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Loved by God and sharing it!
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Called to serve? Answer him now!
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All my life, serve God unconditionally! – I will love to say this at the ends of my days.
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He called me, I was there!
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“God totally rocks my socks off”
Pretty much sums it up. Yup.
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*snort* just realised that my follow up statement was 6 words too *grin*
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“It was good while it lasted.”
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God hates. I am the proof.
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I am a child of God.
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Still trying to figure it out.
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Job sucks. Need to get out.
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I love my dog more everyday.
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Don’t tell mom the babysitter’s dead.
j/k
Together with her, building our life.
-Chris
Weather Moose
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I was tagged for this earlier this year. It’s a really interesting task. This is what I came up with:
“Thanks God daily for broken roads.”
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GOOD ONE CHRIS!!!
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The sharp eye, the deaf ear.
Although it doesn’t sound good in English.
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Saved, Serving, and Searching. Greatly Loved!
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I thank God for my family.
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A cracked pot repaired by God…
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finally at home with myself. kinda.
not where i thought i’d be.
upside down but lovin every minute!
gone crazy. do not leave message.
love my russian like cheese dip.
have i done enough? probably not.
sad, sorry and simple, but forgiven.
may i stay a while longer?
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“Here I am Lord, send me.”
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Married young, GOD blesses our choice.
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Couldn’t decide between:
“Buck up little buckaroo”
or “between the alter and the door”
or “Get back up, it’ll get better.”
I’m leaning heavily towards that last one today.
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Loved babies, two and four legged.
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Faith, family, friends, fun, failure, forgiveness.
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Living, loving, laughing. Different order daily.
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Waiting to grow up. Forget it!
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Worked hard, played hard, slept hard
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Still trying to figure things out.
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Homemaker in a world not home.
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Live spontaneously today with no regrets.
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I love God by loving others.
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Gave life to love of mine.
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You don’t know me. I do
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Some days were better than others.
Or
Trust(what you)Love.Its always the answer.
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Laugh with me, not at me.
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i was lost, now am found
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Wait, just wait, it gets better.
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Job well done, good & fatihful servant.
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Older she got, less she knew
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