tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12134648.post4681715517023609590..comments2023-09-23T06:42:19.334-06:00Comments on The Generous Mind Blog: Memoir: Self-Centered or Self-Giving?Jon and Mindy Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05285995024127376431noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12134648.post-17376607034678534862011-10-13T10:52:59.791-06:002011-10-13T10:52:59.791-06:00David, I would definitely agree with you that memo...David, I would definitely agree with you that memoir can be self-obsession, and it can also make readers voyeurs. <br /><br />My hope is that we can learn to tell stories that cultivate redemption in each other. Self-disclosure, as you said, is one of the first steps.Stephanie S. Smithhttp://www.stephindialogue.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12134648.post-23138489839357999002011-10-11T13:19:18.665-06:002011-10-11T13:19:18.665-06:00Categorizing memoir as "hospitality" and...Categorizing memoir as "hospitality" and "community" is a great way to look at it.<br /><br />It can be vanity, self-inflation, self-obsession.<br /><br />But your post shows that it can also be self-disclosure, which we all enjoy in the right measure. I wish more people told me their stories.David T. Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05049911409061497136noreply@blogger.com