How to capture individual journey?

Dear colleagues,

I started to do interviews with people in my community who are at transition stage of their life journey, using the U-journaling practice.

These stories are personal, so there is no intention to share the harvest with others, although I would like to capture the story and send it to participant so that the person could keep it and take an inspiration from it later on.

I need your wisdom in capturing individual stories. If you have any examples of such (especially with drawings, quotes, other creative expressions) or any other advice related to harvesting/capturing such stories, I'd be really happy to take it in my work.

Thank you, warm regards from Moscow,

Katya

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Permalink Reply by Katharine Weinmann on October 3, 2011 at 1:37pm

Hello Katya,

Your request is particularly significant as for the past year or so, I've been in my deep dive down the U as I complete my current career and make preparation for my future. I started blogging as a way to chronicle my impressions and experiences (www.katharineweinmann.com) wherein I've made several references the Theory U. Most recently, in my community of practice (AOH, process facilitators, community builders), I invited them to "pre-sence" via a little experience in process painting, and shared back an example in my blog. I also create slideshows - with moviemaker, photostory - to capture the essence. A collage, or image, or photo, that emerges from my listening to their story with a quote... a nice talisman.

Best,

Katharine

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Permalink Reply by Ekaterina Khaletskaya on October 4, 2011 at 12:55pm

Hello Katharine,

Your writing inspired me a lot, it came in the right moment. I did a second interview yesterday and came home with mixxed feelings of how it went and how I need to be during the process.

However after reading your blog I let go of those emotions and got so many ideas of how I could express the insights from the story of my interviewee so that I am able to send him the talisman (I love how you call it!). It is such a beautiful way to honor someone's story.

I would love to keep connected and share the ways we can make talismans for others :)