Saturday, October 4, 2014

Withdrawals from the Memory Bank


1.        Home
Front Porch
Pool
Bedrooms
2.       Divorce
The 1960’s Era – a new thing
Famous Father that others knew and I did not
3.       Snow
Breaking the ketchup bottle
Forts, sledding in the street, ice skating
Radio announcements on snow days
The Red Barron
4.       The Breakfast Room
The “Nights” at the round table
Candles in winter
Fan in summer
Glass, net weights
TV, the Vietnam war, Movie of the Week
5.       Opening to Philosophy
Grandfather’s atheism
Brother’s comment about life on life
Wanting to know why
6.       Beautiful Surroundings
Mom’s sense of design and organization
Tree-lined streets, front lawns, leaves, snow, robins, squirrels running on telephone wires
Brick houses, every one different
7.       Pool
Attraction for friends (real friends)
Curly hair, don’t get it wet...curlers and hair dryers
Swimming like a fish
8.       Art
My dream talent
Art class
Talented sister (s)
9.       Freedom
Walking the streets without fear
Carefree childhood
Mom let me be me
10.   The First Death
Chris S., accident or suicide?
Finality
Casket 

Memoir Notes:
This was a great exercise. I can see how lazy the casual memory can be. When I began to think about my past, I really thought there wasn't much there to write about. 

So much of life is in the present, as it should be. But if we were meant to dwell ONLY in the present, we would not have been endowed with memory. 

Think of all the reasons you need a memory:
  •    to learn, read, write
  •    communicate
  •    protection from harm
  •    knowing how to get somewhere
  •    and how to get back
  •    recognizing people, places, things
  •    fixing mistakes
  •    sharing information
  •    building wisdom
Can you think of any more reasons?

"Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you."
     ~Revelation 3:3

31 Days Exploring Memoir_list
Matters Beyond Matter
The Color of Remorse
Dear Front Porch
Withdrawals from the Memory Bank
One Night at the Round Table
In the Midst of Scent
Focus, Focus, Focus
Uniqueness in the Language that is Ordinary
What Is Your Premise?
Through the Old Milk Box
Write A Memory In Six Words
Don't Touch the Flowers
Use a Pencil
Heirlooms and Hand-Me-Downs

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2 comments:

  1. Patricia @ 9th and DenverOctober 5, 2014 at 12:40 AM

    Oh my! Yes...
    a memory helps us BE.
    This is just so wonderful and not to mention intriguing.
    I should do this exercise myself-- and see what crawls out. :)

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    1. A Daughter of the KingOctober 5, 2014 at 8:56 AM

      And what "crawled" out was so wonderful!
      http://corninmycoffee-pot.blogspot.com/2014/10/telling-old-stories.html

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