Memory?
I know...It has been a super long time since my last post. Just haven't felt inspired. Mostly because our computer is in the shop. We are using one now that Mom gave us from work. (Thanks Mom!)
Tough for me to be off-line! I have really come to enjoy my connectedness.
So, thought for the day for me (and I suppose for the last month) How does memory work?
Not in my computer, but in the human brain. Some people remember every detail of their childhood, others remember bits and pieces, and still others have memories that for one reason or another have been pushed to a vault in the mind only to leak out at random times. As if they have been triggered. For me, it calls into question the validity of any memories. Are they true? Did "that" really happen? Or was it the perception of the memory holder? What was the context? Or the sequence of "events"?I have been dealing, recently, with my own experiences and memories. Some sweet and lovely...some (that have just been released from the "vault") absolutely horrid! But at the end of the day, I end up with, "They are my story." What do I do with them? How do I heal? The stage I find myself in right now is...trying to put them back. That is what I do best. Something to think about.
posted by Me & Me @ 1:10 PM
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Should we put things back that took this long to come out?
Or should we find a new way to categorize them.
Should we make amends with them, or conquor them?
What is a healthy way to look at these memories?
Should we be angry (justifibly in many cases), or bitter?
Do they ever stop hurting us?
Do they ever just go away?
What DO we do with these memories?
You cannot suppress memories, but you need to learn from them (some things more than others). Our past life is our past life, no matter what you try to make of it. It's just that...in the past. You can go over it and over it and over it and it will either make you miserable or "warm and fuzzy". It's the present and future that is important (because those will be the future memories!), and the only thing we have some kind of control over. God put all those things in our life for a reason...to get us where we are now, and where we will be. You can choose to let things go (like clothes in a garage sale) or hang on to them (like the things kept from the garage sale because they have special meanings). Just trust in God that he will guide you into making more wonderful memories than bad ones, because there will always be both. I love you!
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