The Mood of Memoir in Understanding Who She is…

05/20/2009 By 4 Comments
The many moods of memoir allow us to reclaim who we are as women. Throughout time women have been the weavers and the keepers of the rich and multi-colored fabric of humanity, of society. Today we are rediscovering the need to reconnect; and we are doing so in spirit through the golden threads of story; stories that give us glimpses of primal female wisdom by which to connect, to foster relationships, to rebuild trust, and to rely upon in an increasingly unwelcoming external environment that can be intimidating and unsympathetic to the cares and concerns of the ordinary woman.       
    
Historically and globally, it has essentially been the primary responsibility of women to nurture the family. CNN reported in August, 2008, a new trend in educated women foregoing a career and choosing to stay at home to take care of their children, and a surprising number of women who are simply stay-at-home wives (without children), making them “neo-pioneers in this post-feminist world.”    
    
Faith Popcorn’s BrainReserve reports a current phenomenon in contemporary culture termed “DownAging” – the powerful immaturity urge, a need to connect with the memories, real or fantasy, inspired by our childhoods. Popcorn’s 2009 predictions, which rely upon a talent bank of 10,000 experts and also studying 1,200 consumers across the globe, go on to delineate several new rules or trends, which show families:

  • “Reclaiming” – We are reclaiming our lives.
  • “Retrenching” – We are pulling together and retrenching with “cuddles & hugs.”
  • “Resetting” – We are resetting our priorities about what is really important to us – that being intimate family relationships.
  • “Reinventing” – We are reinventing who we are and how we want to be in today’s world.

You might say we are in the ‘mood’ to take a good look at the qualities of character and spirit that belong to our mothers and grandmothers – all women who hold significance in our lives in the present and the past – with the hope of gaining a better understanding of whom they are and valuing what makes these women tick. Nothing can quite equal honoring a loved one with a simple memoir that shows some understanding about whom they are at their core. And the need to reinvest in family inspires us to write true tales, bio-vignettes, about our mothers, even if we have never written a story before. By so doing, we are reclaiming basic human needs, desires, and attitudes as we prepare for a future what once again places value on what it really means to be WOMAN.

Links in today’s blog: Faith Popcorn’s BrainReserve;  CNN

THE STORY WOMAN ASKS DAUGHTERS AND SONS TO WRITE MOTHER MEMOIR WITH PASSION AND EMOTION FOR TELLTALE SOULS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments

  1. Marvin D Wilson says:
    05/20/2009 at 8:40 PM

    The societal pendulum swings. Back in the “pre-feminist movement” 50′s, women stayed at home because they had no choice. Women’s and men’s rights were out of balance. It is human nature to want what you cannot have – the “forbidden fruit” syndrome, so the turbulent 60′s and 70′s saw the women’s liberation movement explode. Women left the homes and went forth into the workplaces, the government, the militia, the clergy, you name it.

    And the strength of the family, the bond of good nurturing in a healthy home suffered. Then as a society we were out of balance the other way. Women doing anything they wanted to prove their worth as equals as men, but not deriving the joy and satisfaction a woman gets from fulfilling the role of the nurturing mother and loving wife.

    So it is good to see women reclaiming that very important side of their nature and birthright. Now that women DO have choices and not so much to prove anymore, perhaps we will see a generation of women who choose to stay at home and be the Mom and wife, not because they have to, but because of the immense satisfaction of it. And of course with the internet and home based business opportunities, there is no reason why an intelligent goal-oriented woman can’t satisfy an entrepreneurial and/or career desire and still be able to do it from within the structure of a strong family that she holds together with her strength, natural nurturing abilities and love.

    The Old Silly from Free Spirit Blog

  2. admin says:
    05/21/2009 at 2:31 PM

    Hi Marvin,

    Appreciated your thoughtful comments, as always, and appreciate your Free Spirit blog, where you write something interesting and thought provoking each and every day – not an easy task. I applaud you!

    I think I’ll do a little something on women “Rethinking” what’s important to them and society, that wasn’t covered in the Popcorn report per se.

  3. Marvin D Wilson says:
    05/21/2009 at 6:59 PM

    Hey good idea. And when you finish it and post it, let me know – I’ll cross link the post to my blog also. :)

    The Old Silly from Free Spirit Blog

  4. admin says:
    05/22/2009 at 8:43 PM

    Thanks so much for the kind offer! I’ll let you know.

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