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How to write your own story

It’s said the Dalai Lama travels everywhere with two scribes, presumably to record his pearls of wisdom. One day a few years ago, he apparently made a joke and the scribes’ pens hovered over their pads, unsure whether to record it. Seeing their hesitation, His Holiness said, “Write it down, write it down.” Then he burst into laughter. It’s a story that resonates deeply with Jo Morris, who runs memory writing workshops.

“Writing brings order, reason and sense to the world,” says the Hastings-based writing consultant. “Everyone has

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