I got very bored last year and fed up of cliques at the local U3A. I toyed with the idea of leading my own group as I used to teach adults. I started a Memoir Writing group and it has been such fun, although I'd never tried to teach it before ( actually you can't really teach it you have to be more a facilitator). My goal for 2018 is to become more proficient at encouraging participants to set down their life stories. Everybody has something unique to tell: I have learned such a lot from my group and had my world view challenged - in a good way. I have been far too judgmental and unforgiving in the past, disappointed in our lack of nobility, but I've been chastened and become more accepting of my own and others' shortcomings. All through writing about ourselves.
How does a 'lived experience' differ from an 'experience'?
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Have any of you got all electric cars? Pros and cons please.