When someone is depressed, their memory of moments of joy becomes overwritten by the more pervasive dark cloud over their world. The meditation that follows is a way to strengthen memory for joy.
Such interesting information I knew nothing about. It seems like this rings true for all of us at some point- allowing the "bad" parts to override the joyous ones. I love the Winnie the Poo character references, so true how we tend to stay in these personas- within our self-perceptions as well as how other perceive us. It feels like just recognizing this is the first step to allowing the happier memories to stay and the others to fade. AND the Blake poem is so beautiful, he was so spiritual, and that is what it feels like we might be missing most in our lives right now and what we are in most need of- spiritual healing.
Thanks, Susan! Just remembering your smile and voice while reading this is helpful! And what a wonderful few lines from Blake! And what an incredibly beautiful photo, I assume that's Mt. Diablo in the distance?
Such a good reminder of how our happier memories can be obscured by the sadder ones. I loved your guided meditation and the poems by Blake and about perfection.
Such interesting information I knew nothing about. It seems like this rings true for all of us at some point- allowing the "bad" parts to override the joyous ones. I love the Winnie the Poo character references, so true how we tend to stay in these personas- within our self-perceptions as well as how other perceive us. It feels like just recognizing this is the first step to allowing the happier memories to stay and the others to fade. AND the Blake poem is so beautiful, he was so spiritual, and that is what it feels like we might be missing most in our lives right now and what we are in most need of- spiritual healing.
Beautifully written, Susan. And I learned so much!
I loved this post Susan. Now I have names for some of my struggles along with a remedy!
Thanks, Susan! Just remembering your smile and voice while reading this is helpful! And what a wonderful few lines from Blake! And what an incredibly beautiful photo, I assume that's Mt. Diablo in the distance?
Such a good reminder of how our happier memories can be obscured by the sadder ones. I loved your guided meditation and the poems by Blake and about perfection.