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26 Comments to “Nothing Lasts Forever, Except What We Remember”

1. July 12th, 2008 at 6:58 am
   Karin H. said

   Hi Liz

   Overclouded with little temporary rays of sunshine here too.
   I’m blessed with a rather good memory (including sounds, feelings and smiles), that’s how I hold on to treasures. And those recalled memories make me smile or chuckle all over again.

   Karin H. (Keep It Simple Sweetheart, specially in business)

2. July 12th, 2008 at 7:04 am
   Jamie Harrop said

   Wow, Liz. That’s quite the contrast, and quite the view. Is that the view from your home? If so, you do have a spare room to rent?

   Like Karin, I seem to easily recall special or interesting things in my mind. Unintentionally, I’ll often find myself having flashbacks to different memories. Sometimes it’s quite scary (it happens with bad memories too), but most of the time it is a really pleasant experience.

   I usually get these “flashbacks” on really busy days. I’ll be sat here writing and bam, before I know it I’m remembering the day I fell and hurt myself, or the smell of my tent when I went camping. Very unintentional reminders of the interesting times in my life.

   Aside from that… I use a digital camera.

3. July 12th, 2008 at 7:18 am
   Jamie Harrop said

   The perfect song for this perfect post: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnjkb4q6FKU&

4. July 12th, 2008 at 8:11 am
   ME Liz Strauss said

   Hi Karin!
   Great memories can keep us entertained in the most boring situations. . . . and they keep people wondering what we’re thinking.

5. July 12th, 2008 at 8:14 am
   ME Liz Strauss said

   Hi Jamie,
   It helps me to bookmark moments in my mind the way I do on the Internet. Sometimes, I just stop to tell myself, “I want to remember this moment.” Then I take in as much as I can.

6. July 12th, 2008 at 10:06 am
   SpaceAgeSage said

   Instead of crystal clear moments of value, I somehow weave all the moments into a tapestry of experience. When I hear or see something valuable, it interlocks with and expands the weaving already there, becoming a part of me.

7. July 12th, 2008 at 11:18 am
   Rick Wolff said

   Oh, this SOOOO sparks a blog post! Title: “Dorn”.

8. July 12th, 2008 at 11:24 am
   Karl Staib - Your Work Happiness Matters said

   I try to write notes about everything that I do. When I go on vacation, before I go to bed, I try to write down the highlights of the day. Rarely do I ever go back over these notebooks, but it helps my memory stay sharp.

9. July 12th, 2008 at 11:24 am
   stephentrepreneur said

   I preserve the moments I value through thousands of photographs of the moment or location. Then I convert the favoured moments into purchasable prints (cards, laminates, framed, and more options).
   It works for me, because now I can remember every moment by the name I have given the artwork that represents it.
   You can find many great moments at ‘redbubble.com/people/stephentrepreneur’

   #7 … Do you mean “Dawn” ?

10. July 12th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Sage,
    That’s lovely!

11. July 12th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Oh Rick,
    I’ll be looking for it!

12. July 12th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Karl,
    Some things I remember better if I write them. Other things I forget as soon I put them to paper. . . .

13. July 12th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Stephen,
    I’ll remember this moment.

14. July 12th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
    Rick Wolff said

    No, not Dawn. Dorn. Though I was there at dawn. Sort of. http://is.gd/RYE

15. July 13th, 2008 at 2:45 am
    Ulla said

    When I see something beautiful, or have a wonderful talk with somebody, I try to say to myself: This is beautiful, or this is a precious evening with somebody. And I try to write a journal, to write down the great moments. And to take pictures, because I can have a look at them as many times as I like.
    Ulla

16. July 13th, 2008 at 6:01 am
    Cath Lawson said

    Hi Liz - what a great view to wake up to and what a wonderful idea to keep the sunnier pic there.

    Re: Holding onto moments I value, I should use a camera more. But I’m pretty good at remember many things, then when something makes me feel bad I focus on one of those great moments instead.

17. July 13th, 2008 at 6:54 am
    Sasha said

    If I were lucky enough to have captured that memory in a photograph then that’s one way, others I try to write them in my journal, and the rest I can only hope that my mind’s able to store them so I can always remember. I’d settle for a vague one than totally not remembering.

    Hi, Liz!

18. July 13th, 2008 at 7:08 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Ulla!
    For me, taking note — actually getting my brain to stop and recognize that I’m seeing beauty — is vital. Otherwise, I can walk right by with wonders playing the role of background and scenery.

    Photos and journals make sure that doesn’t happen.

19. July 13th, 2008 at 7:13 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Cath,
    I’ve learned to do what you do — keep the moments I want my life to be about and lose the one that don’t add value. It’s a lighter way to travel.

20. July 13th, 2008 at 7:44 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Sasha!
    Pictures sure work! Every time I see yours a whole bunch of memories come back. Glad you came by to leave a few words. You’re a special one.

21. July 14th, 2008 at 6:38 am
    gregory said

    what is more boring, or more inaccurate, than a memory??

    why hold on to anything? ego?

    live in the moment now so that you develop the habit, and don’t become one of those old people with nothing going on except recounting memories, for the umpteenth time

    could mention the sap factor, but i won’t

22. July 14th, 2008 at 9:45 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Aw Gregory,
    Why not hold onto the thought of a kind word or a story from my Dad? Why not care about what my mom learned about when she was a child? Memories are recording of experience.

    To throw them aside would be a similar lost as to ignore what’s happening now.

23. July 14th, 2008 at 11:01 am
    gregory said

    lol, memories cannot be held onto, no more than the wind … some we will have, unavoidably … and others, well, gone with that wind

    heck, my mom, 92, has memories and stories of things she never even did! and yet cannot remember her kids or her husband!

    you cannot throw them aside, you cannot hold them, they are simply mental activity, and no better than the mind that the are parked in.

    better to bet the here and now thing as polished as possible.

    but then, i am lacking a gene for sentimentality… lol

24. July 14th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Gregory!
    One thing that seriously helps my memory is to write it down. Like the folks earlier in the thread. I capture moments worth keeping. I don’t throw away great people, great books, or great memories.

    I live now fully and with vigor, but I value what got me here — some of that is the people who went before me. Some of that is the person I used to be.

25. July 18th, 2008 at 10:56 am
    gregorylent said

    a nice article on memory

    http://www.spring.org.uk/2008/02/7-sins-of-memory-complete-guide.php

    enjoy, gregory

26. July 18th, 2008 at 11:59 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Thanks, Gregory!