Here’s the challenge: capture the essence of your healthy living experiences…in only six words.

I was having trouble falling asleep last night, so I pulled this fun little read off of my bookshelf. Have you heard of it?

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Not Quite What I Was Planning is a compilation of six-word memoirs. Yes, just six words. It was inspired by the legend that Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in six words. Not surprisingly, he rose to the occasion, writing:

“For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”

Wow. The lesson? You really can tell a whole story in six words!

Some highlights from the book:

“My second grade teacher was right.” - Janelle Brown

“Danced in fields of infinite possibilities.” – Deepak Chopra

“When all else fails, start running.” - Dean Karnazes

“Brought it to a boil, often.” - Mario Batali

“Lucky in love, unlucky in metabolism.” - Leah Weathersby

“In a Manolo world, I’m Keds.” - Colleen Cook

“I colored outside of the lines.” - Jacob Thomas

Of course my brain started spinning with what my six-word memoir would be in regards to healthy living. I couldn’t pick just one! (I guess writing multiple memoirs kind of defeats the purpose of only using six words, but whatever! )

My Six-Word Healthy Living Memoirs

On Healthy Eating

• Ate real food. Felt much better.

• I found balance amidst the extremes.
  

On Exercise

• Thought I couldn’t. Then I did.

• Learned to love moving my body.
  

On Balancing Body, Mind, and Soul

• Started living when I stopped obsessing.

• I hope God knows I tried.

• So grateful for my undeserved blessings.

• Trusted in Jesus’s message of love.

• I finally realized perfection is overrated.
  

Just For Fun

• Loved God, cookies. In that order.

Can you relate to any of my six-word memoirs?

If you decide to write your own, feel free to share it in comments!

2 Responses to “Write Your Healthy Living Memoir”

1. Writing a Body Image Memoir | Weightless says:

   September 27, 2010 at 10:19 am

   [...] thought-provoking, well-written and helpful. Recently, I came across a post from her archives about writing a six-word memoir, which I had to share with Weightless [...]

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2. The Story of Your Life in Six Words | World of Psychology says:

   January 6, 2011 at 3:04 pm

   [...] I read about six-word memoirs on one of my favorite healthy living blogs and then I wrote about the concept on my body image blog [...]

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