Should we write our stories with scheduled plan or should we write them simultaneously while we are experiencing them? Should story telling be a constant response to the present moments or it should be a reflection of the past or both? There is a difference between an experience when you plan it in advance and execute its implementation carefully and an experience which unfolds naturally. Sometimes I write my life story while sitting back and reflecting on past events and sometimes everyday life events trigger my memory, make me go back and dig some events and narrate them in the light of the present. The chronological order of events is not significant in my life story. However, the encounter of past events with the situation I found myself in plays a significant role in how I interpret and make sense of my life. Hence, I presume I use both approaches to write my stories. The audience of my life story and their current geographical locations has influence on my thoughts and feelings and the way I interpret my relationships with them in the past. For example, I found it challenging to write about my relationship with my parents because we live in two different countries. I don’t know whether living close to them would have changed my life stories in relation to them. Similarly, living with my partner or away from him affects the way I view my relationship with him and the meanings I attach to it. Hence, I believe physical space and my physical distance from the audience of my story has an impact on my writing and the type of story I create. This perspective adds more complexity to how we narrate life stories and the impact of time and space on our interpretation of events and relationships.
