When I first thought about doing LifeTales I sat my Dad down to interview as a pilot project.  I thought I was doing it to figure out technical and time requirements, after all I had heard all my Dad’s stories growing up.  So I was pleasantly surprised to learn a lot about my father.  In hearing his reflections on his choices over the arc of his life I gained a much better understanding of the man and why he is the person he is.  And that in turn helped me understand some of my approaches to life.  What a gift to myself!