[Ailist] Appreciative Questions to Celebrate Life

[Marge Schiller]

Dear Bill,
The question I'd ask about Jean is what might she say to me when I  
want her wisdom? How can I continue to hear her voice?
We in the USA often see a bumper sticker that asks "What would Jesus  
do?"
A few years ago I found myself in a challenging situation where I  
considered the easy" way out- the change of behavior came when I  
asked myself "What would Harry Potter do?"
I knew that the (then) 14 year old Harry would pick up the phone and  
say what needed to be said .

Incidentally, as with Harry's challenges, it all turned out just fine.

So when I am sitting in a quiet place and considering a complicated  
situation I might ask myself, "What would Jean do? What might she say  
to me?

Thank you for including us in your community of connection.
Warmly,
Marge Schiller
On May 1, 2007, at 9:29 PM, Bill Scott wrote:

> Hello all,
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> I am hoping you can assist me with a very personal request.
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> My mother-in-law is in the final days of her battle with cancer.  
> Unfortunately, a
> funeral service is not far off.
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> Everyone deals with their grief in different ways. My way is to  
> come up with some way
> that will allow all of us to celebrate Jean's life rather than  
> mourn her death. About
> 5 years ago, before I really knew a lot about AI, I did a similar  
> thing when my
> father-in-law died. I created a PowerPoint presentation that  
> celebrated the many
> stages and facets of his life. It consisted of text typed into the  
> presentation and
> old pictures that were scanned into it. It was the best way I could  
> think of to
> celebrate his life and honour his memory. Too soon afterwards, I am  
> looking at doing
> something similar for my mother-in-law.
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> Two things are different this time. First, the technology available  
> to me (for
> example, digital cameras and camcorders that can be melded into a  
> PowerPoint
> presentation) will allow me to do interviews and take pictures that  
> I can immediately
> incorporate into the presentation. Second, and this is where this  
> list can assist me,
> I am far more familiar with AI and the positive impact that the  
> philosophy and
> approach can have - even at a funeral? At least that's my thinking.
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>
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> So my request of you is this: what good appreciative interview  
> questions might I ask
> of family members, friends, fellow volunteers, acquaintances, and  
> the like? How can I
> get them to tell me about "the good, the better, the best" of my  
> mother-in-law's
> life? I have one or two ideas (eg. What did you value most about  
> Jean?), but I'd like
> a lot of different questions that I can ask people.
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> Anyone that can assist me with this request will have my eternal  
> gratitude.
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> Regards,
>
> Bill Scott
>
> Vancouver, B.C.
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