I didn’t live my life as a grand adventure like Judy.”
If you really didn’t, then by all means scrapbook your life as one big adventure.
It’s a matter of looking for interesting angles under all the trapped layers of self-inhibiting thoughts.
There’s in fact too many themes you can scrapbook about yourself to cover in one short article like this.
So for starters, here’s some tips and prompts as you scrapbook about your long ago memories as a sweet, young girl or a quiet, bookish and most serious student.
Let’s go right into it!
Days as a Little Girl
“There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again.”
- Elizabeth Lawrence
You may have vivid recollections of your days as a young girl. Or you may just have leftover bits and pieces of vague memories of those days.
Nevertheless, it’s an important part of your growing up phase and it’s the foundation you built upon as you grew into the adult you are today.
So spend an afternoon or a day recalling your most lingering memories of that bygone era…
What’s your most memorable experience as a girl?
Who were your role modes, heroes, mentors or favorite persons? Why?
What were your dreams then? Did any of your dreams come true for you?
What’s the best advice or words of wisdom someone gifted to you?
What were you most proud of? Was it because of a person, thing or event?
What’s your favorite memories of yourself as a girl? What’s your outstanding traits that others remember you for?
Did you overcome any troubling or awkward habits? How did you get rid of them? How about embarrassing then but funny now moments?
Did you wish that you could transform into an adult overnight? What made you want to turn into an adult so quickly?
What’s your favorite or best subjects at school? Did your interest make you excel in that particular subject?
What’s your hobbies? How far did you go with your hobby? Did you carry on with them into adulthood?
What?s the fads of your time? What’s your type of music, movies, books, etc? Did you save really hard for something that you truly wanted then? Did you finally manage to get what you wanted?
Were you a vivacious leader or were you contented being a loyal follower? Was being in a group or team extremely important to you? Why?
Did you ever experience puppy love? What happened to this love? What’s your views on the topic of love then?
How’s your parents’ marriage? How did their relationship color the way you handle your own relationships now?
Beauty of Youth and College Days
“Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, quality of the imagination, vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.”
- Samuel Ullman
Many of us started to feel pretty grown up and liberated the moment we hit 18.
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