Wondering how you can use StoryShelter to enhance your life? Here are just a few of the many ways using the free StoryShelter.com website can help you live a more fulfilled life!
1.
To Learn More About Yourself
It
isn't too often that someone asks you a real question about your life. Not
"What's Up?" or a half-meant "How Are You?" - a real
question. About what you think, how you made an important decision, or what
really matters to you. One that takes time and thought to answer.
Getting
these stories out of your head and onto the page lets you look at your life in
a different way. You can step back and get a more objective view of yourself
when you look at your responses. Your stories aren't just things that you like
or thought were cool at one point, they're what make up the core of your life.
2.
To Get to Know Your Friends and Family
Isn't
it amazing how you can know someone for years and still not really know
them? Family members who you've spent holidays with for as long as you can
remember can still be a mystery to you - but not if they use StoryShelter.
Inviting your friends and family to StoryShelter gives you insight into their
lives in a way you've probably never experienced. Use something you read on StoryShelter
to start a real conversation the next time you see them!
You can
even create a group for "Friends" and a group for "Family"
(or any other group you like!) to keep up with those people specifically
(or brush up on their lives before you sit down for Thanksgiving dinner. Hehe.)
3.
To Get Advice on Your Current Situation
Wondering
what to do about a relationship problem? Having a tough time choosing a career?
Search for related keywords in the upper right search bar to find questions and
responses related to your dilemma. Skim through the stories to find experiences
relevant to you. You may get a different perspective on your current situation
or some hard-won wisdom of a person older than you who's been through it
before.
4.
To Tell Your Secrets to the World - Anonymously
Got a
burning secret that you can't tell anyone? Or just something you need to
get off your chest but don't really want your friends and family to know about
it? Post an anonymous answer on StoryShelter to get the catharsis you're looking
for. Strangers will be able to read and get value from your post (advice, a
life lesson, or sheer entertainment), you'll get to express yourself, and no
one will have to know you're the person who wrote it!
5.
To Get Inspired
It
turns out that regular people all around the world have a lot of wisdom to
share. Everyone has their own battle to fight and so many people on
StoryShelter have shared their challenges and successes online. When you read a
story from someone who has overcome a major obstacle in their life and lived to
tell the tale, it's crazy inspiring. If they can bust through their bad
circumstances and personal demons into a better life, you can too!
Sometimes
all you need is a little perspective to get yourself unstuck.
6.
To Preserve Your Grandparents Memories
If they
aren't the constantly telling stories type, it can be hard to really get
to know your grandparents. Use StoryShelter questions as a framework for asking
your grandparents about their lives. Create a profile for them and ask them the
questions you want to hear stories about. You can type their responses into
their profile and show them their little life story at the end of the day.
Sounds like a perfect Grandparents Day gift to us! Plus, you just might learn
something, youngin'! :)
PS - A
lot of older people are concerned about online security. Set their profile to
only share with friends and family that they select. StoryShelter is a safe
space to store their memories.
7.
To Find Out What's Really Important To You
Once
you've answered a group of questions, you'll start to notice patterns in what
you talk about. Do you keep coming back to your family? Your romantic
relationships? Your career? Do you have a pretty good balance of topics in your
stories? Checking out what you repeatedly talk about is a good way to see how
you're spending your literal time and your mental energy.
Maybe
you'll realize that you need to make some effort to connect with your siblings
or maybe you'll see that you're career-driven and loving life. Who knows what
revelations you might discover?
8.
To Unwind From Your Week
For
some people, writing is like therapy. And if you're interested in StoryShelter,
you've probably felt that way at some point in your life. StoryShelter offers
an online space where you can take the time to be deliberate and write your
stories with care. Unlike other social media sites - it's not about how much
information you can take in (a million status updates and 1,000 photos...), but
how deep you go with both the stories you write and the stories you read. It's
a slower way to engage yourself online. Plus, you can filter to see what the
funniest and most heartwarming stories are. So if you need a laugh or an
"Aww" moment - StoryShelter's got you covered!
