Posted by mila on August 15, 2001, at 10:27:29
In reply to Re: memories, posted by akc on August 15, 2001, at 8:48:17
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> I didn't share one other thing about the movie. If a person could not (or would not) pick a memory, he or she could not go on to the afterlife, but instead stayed behind and helped others choose their memories until he or she could finally choose a memory. I don't know if it is the depression or what, I just have not been able to pick a memory. I've done a lot of things in my life, been to a lot of neat places, but nothing is bringing up warm fuzzies. I get more warm fuzzies reading everyone else's memories more than remembering mine. But I'm not going to quit trying. I think this is quite theraputic.
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> AKCwow, AKC, this answer sent me in a total knockout. I am blinking here, speechless...
your criterion is very feeling based. i envy you.
i also get this fuzzy warm feeling when I read what other people share. For myself, when I am down or flying around like a crazy cat, i do not seek warmth, i seek light and clarity of mental images, they also have to be very stable, like snapshots, not like movies. memories that have these visual qualities refresh me back into normalcy.
thanks for helping. I really needed some help yesterday to recover from my monday exam quickly in order to prepare for the today's one. sorry that helping us delayed your passage into your 'new life after the one you have had so far' though :( i enormously respect your rigorous demands. not settling for anything less than perfect is the way to go. cheers...
...and much love
m.
p.s. however, how about the principle of successive approximations? warmer, warmer, warmer yet, up till it feels sooo comphy...
p.p.s. my apologies for babbling uncontrollably. strike it from the record, as needed, please. i'll hurry now and will post this stream of thought anyway :)
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