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Volume #31                                                             March 2011  
Greetings!

Moving our clocks ahead this week got me thinking about other ways I want to spring forward and led me to a question I've been wanting to ask - how can this monthly newsletter serve you better?   Clock

 

I'll be sending out a survey next week and would love if you would complete it.  I want to know what you want to read - and what you don't - so I can bring you the most value for your time.    

 

One thing you won't want to miss is this month's video.  An African-American teenaged girl, living in Birmingham, Alabama, during the height of segregation and fighting back...today's clip inspires me on so many levels. 

 

Please also check out today's quick tip, which I hope will get your ideas for personal stories flowing.  

 

I hope you have the chance to get outside tomorrow.  With temperatures reaching above 70 here in Washington, I think spring has just about sprung!


Warmly,  

  Debbie


Debbie Brodsky
DMB Pictures, LLC

P.S. A great big welcome to all our new readers! I look forward to inspiring you each month to capture your family memories.
P.S.S. I love hearing from you. Send me an email anytime. 

VideoclipA Resilient Heart 

Judith Dawson's Video
A Resilient Heart
Judith Dawson is a remarkable woman for many reasons.  Raising four children in a military family that moved 19 times in the span of 23 years is enough to try anyone's patience. 

But it was this story that captured my attention and showed how resilient the heart can be even in the face of such incredible injustice.  For me, the history of civil rights never had a more personal face than after watching this story.

ArticleAre Flying Cars in Our Future?
Flying Car
A prototype Terrafugia Transition
   
 

The other day, I read about the Terrafugia Transition, a flying car that may be available for purchase as early as next year.    

 

It made me think how different the world will likely be 100 years from now and how all of us - even if we don't have something as significant as a "moving the bus sign" story like Judy Dawson - will have lived through some historic, cultural or technological era in our lifetime that tomorrow's generation won't even recognize.  From my life thus far, I think about Atari, bag cell phones and 9/11. 

        

What story from your own life might you tell your children, or their children?

 

Here's a brand new website we recently discovered that can help you get started sorting out your answers.  Proust offers some thought provoking questions that you answer on-line.  When you're finished, you can make them private or choose to share them with the world.   

 

While some questions are less imaginative than others, it will definitely get your ideas flowing.  And if you're not so computer savvy, it's a great activity to work on with a child or grandchild.   

 

When you're done, record your answers on video and add pictures to bring the story to life.     



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Coming
Next Month
More Great Tips & Videos to Inspire!


About Debbie
Debbie Brodsky 
Debbie Brodsky is the founder and executive producer of  DMB Pictures, a Bethesda, Maryland based boutique video production company.  Debbie and her team of professionals specialize in capturing people's life stories on DVD.  They also capture and create corporate stories for nonprofits, associations and corporations. 

Debbie's previous work as a television producer earned her three Emmy awards. Articles about Debbie's work have appeared in the Washington Post Magazine,   and Montgomery County InSight.

DMB Pictures mission is to capture priceless and treasured memories for future generations to better understand their own personal history.

In addition to being a highly sought after producer for creating personal and corporate documentaries, Debbie frequently gives lectures and workshops on the importance of capturing your memories and how to start a family video project.

Debbie lives in Bethesda with her husband Andrew and sons Adam & Bryan.
 
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