Today’s Prompt: What memory keeps returning to you lately — and what might it be trying to remind you of?
I once thought it would be great to be able to forget things at will. Then, slowly, I started noticing that I was having trouble remembering things. I started to question my memory of being able to remember.
I can recall this happening.
Instead of embracing my memories, working with them, learning from them, I allowed them to foment a self-perception that entrenched me is a sense-of-self. Had I taken a different stance toward them, allowing my memories to serve as lessons learned from my past (embarrassing) behaviours and actions, I could’ve used them to propel myself forward differently, with greater resilience and fortitude.
It’s not too late for me to work toward this goal, and I have been. My memory simply isn’t what it used to be, though, so I’ll never know what might have been, and I may one day forget that I once felt this way.
Today’s writing prompt can be found over at Letters’ Lounge.
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