We live with our memories! The rose garden has many stalks of old flowers! After the stalk is dry we prune the stem to have fresh sprouts!
It is good to revisit our memories and refresh the memories, with a question, 'What is that I want to remember !
I struggle with this a lot!
There is a place for difficult experiences in our memory because they might have been formative and redemptive! But if we flood our thoughts with such memories alone, we are likely to keep our perspectives grey!
Make a habit of regular audit of memories of our past, relationships, events and experiences...In doing so, we can declutter our memories and arrange our interior with what is, 'good, upbuilding and gracious..'!
The new bud in the picture springs from the stem that bore flowers earlier. A new life would emerge when we prune and tame our memories.
There is a new life that is longing to emerge, if only we can let go of our memories which make us prisoners of the past and restrict the fullness of life we cherish. Let us welcome the new, which can be full of hope, cheer and insights!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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