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Memories are What Exactly?

Each moment you 'recall' past events you are tapping your imaginational wherewithal. You are tapping the record of your past experience and, picking and choosing from that ‘data’, a piece of the puzzle.  The event in real time was necessarily filtered; you saw from your own vantage point only. 

And now, something in the moment has triggered recollection of a piece of an experience. It is likely to be more nuanced. As such, it may be particularly helpful. The nuanced recollection may include a piece of the original experience ‘differently filtered’, therefore less constrained by your own vantage point.

The Very Experience of Recalling May be Therapeutic

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Your imaginative capacity may allow you to now, see the event from another vantage point.

You may see the event in a larger context.

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You may have catch yourself in the act of ‘projection’, attributing your emotions, intentions, etc. to another.

You may see now that, imbedded in the remembered experience is an important cue to assist you as you navigate your life in the future.

Recollections Enrich our Lives
They allow us to ‘milk moments’ to savor joy. They allow us to ‘milk moments’ to learn more. So, from time to time, 'dwell in the past, imagined though it may be. Tell your stories but know they are just that, stories. 

Written by Diane Kern, Owner of Phenomenal Mind Studios. Classes to Mobilize Mind Power for Health are offered in Walnut Creek. See www.phenomenalmind.com

 

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