One of my favorite sights this year: @ the Bermuda Aquarium
Today’s Reverb 10 prompt is: 5 Minutes. Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2010 in five minutes. Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the things you most want to remember about 2010.
The wonderful, big events of 2010 pop into my mind quickly – my wedding, the honeymoon in Bermuda, the fabulous trip to Belize. There is no doubt that I want to remember these things.
The saddest events also come easily to mind – putting our two cats to sleep, attending the funeral of our dear friend’s baby. As much as I think that I would like to forget these events, they are a part of me just as much as the good times are, and I simply can’t deny their impact on me. I know that I would experience a gnawing feeling of incompleteness if I erased these experiences from my memory.
It’s the smaller experiences that I have more difficulty conjuring up in the 5 minute time frame. I want to remember how warm and safe I felt when I snuggled up to Tom in the bed on cold winter nights. I want to remember the tremendous feeling of peace that I experienced during the times that I meditated. I want to remember the times when I engaged in heartfelt conversation with my closest friends.
So many things happen to us in the course of a year. I find it fascinating to think about which memories we choose to hold onto and why. What is the story that you are conveying to and about yourself in conducting this 5-minute exercise? This question really provides me with some food for thought for 2011!
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