How do we explain our actions to others, to ourselves? Why do we do what we do? Why do we make the choices we make? Supposedly, Socrates said, "the unexamined life is not worth living." But there seems another equally important aspect to this maxim and that is, the documenting of the examined life, for the unconscious and unrecorded life invites annihilation. For most of us, the undocumented life is as though we have not existed at all. In The Myth of Niagara, Robert Yoder not only examines his life, but documents it, and through this process discovers the root cause of so many of his life's twists and turns, the randomness and chaos of a life which, at times seemed to be out of his control and had so many unforeseen consequences. It was sometimes an uncomfortable journey, but also at times joyful, and always revelatory, discovering how the myths and teachings we are imbued with from childhood influence and impact adulthood, and how difficult it is to shake free of them or even recognize them as myths and falsehoods. But once recognized, then freed, it is like a veil lifted and wisdom received, an understanding of one's life and the world in which we live and grow and, eventually, are able to pass on to others its joy and meaning.