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It’s getting easier and faster to tell each other what’s happening in our lives through email, Twitter, Facebook, text messaging, blogging, camera phones, etc., but many feel the “soul” has gone out of our communication. Most of it is brief, fleeting, cut-to-the-chase, and lacks the contemplation and careful composition that handwritten letters have. And much of it is lost forever in cyberspace. We’re storing thousands of digital photos on our computers and CDs or DVDs, but what happens when the computer crashes or a particular piece of equipment becomes obsolete? The moments are being captured, but will they be preserved for the future? Will they be remembered? And what about the stories behind the photos?

People are craving meaningful connections — to ourselves, to each other, and to our roots and our future — and personal stories are a big part of that.