Memory: Moments, Emotions and Contexts. Life's framework is based on memory. My experiences with how chemo impacts memory combined with my mom having dementia force me to contemplate memory frequently.
I recently watched a TEDTalk presentation entitled "One Second Every Day" by Cesar Kuriyama which helped move me back to blogging regularly. Mr. Kuriyama's premise is he records a one-second video each day to help him remember the special moments of everyday life.
http://www.ted.com/talks/cesar_kuriyama_one_second_every_day.html
Bonnie Berry is another person who does an amazing job of capturing moments in time via photography to illustrate life. Her photography inspires me because she sees and enhances the beauty of real life. If you haven't seen her work, you must: http://www.bonnie-berry.com/ and http://www.networkedblogs.com/blog/bonnie_berry_photography_blog.
I think blogging is my way of capturing some of those moments. I love the idea of a short capture of time - whether it be in picture, video or word form - to trigger our full memory of an experience. I've re-read parts of my CaringBridge journal and those moments come alive. One of the cool things CaringBridge offers is converting all the journal, guestbook and picture postings into a book. While it is a bit pricey since I wrote so much, I think that someday this will be a nice momento for each of my kids.
Yesterday, I managed to stretch my shoulder just a little closer to the ground as I lay with my arm over my head. Thanks to Sharon for her yoga class and her wealth of knowledge she shares to help us all get a little more in touch with our bodies. After teaching my indoor cycle class I feel energized and yoga is a great way to convert that energy into focused motion that enhances flexibility and calm. Namaste.
What are you doing to make note of the marvelous ordinariness of everyday life?
While you're pondering that, I'm off for a bike ride. :)
Interesting and inspiring... now to just find that 1 second :-) I did not write a diary when I was a kid or an adult and often wished I had... perhaps its time to start a blog. I blogged my dad's cancer illness and looking back on that also brings things sharply back and also of course brings me to tears every time I read it (welling up now!) but I suppose that's the point... you retrieve the memories. I write hundreds of emails, SMS, Office Communicators a day - so why not take a second and write a blog. Blog on...
ReplyDeleteAw you wrote about me. I am so touched : ) And regarding memory...I just remind myself that I will never remember everything and to pick up the camera because those moments will never wait. We each have our own medium--some people make scrapbooks, some people write, some take videos, you get the gist. Just put it down somewhere. I often take photos and do nothing with them immediately, but then I remind myself that I am just populating the bank and will have them when I need them. When someone (or some pet) I love passes away, I go to the bank, make a withdrawal, and experience them all over again.
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