Remembrance
REMEMBRANCE = the ability to remember; a memory of a person, thing or event; present consciousness of a past event
QUESTION: Is there a special person you remember?
Image: Heather Williams, H.W., M.
STORY: It was January 1971, when I attended my first Translation Class. It was taught by Thane at Alexandria Peterson’s apartment in San Francisco. I was 24 years old and I sat on the floor in the entrance way with a few other people. I don’t recall why a few of us were sitting on the floor in the entrance way while about 15 other people were sitting in the living room. Maybe the apartment was too small for twenty people. Thane’s class inspired me to move to Mount Shasta to work more deeply with The Prosperos Mentor - Liz Andrews. Alexandria Peterson was a very Spiritually curious person and she guided me in that direction. She traveled the world to visit monasteries and sacred places. This drawing of Alexandria was done in 1983 when she came to visit me in Malibu. Drawing helps me remember people.
QUOTES
“Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them.” Bob Dylan
“I've given my life to the principle and the ideal of memory, and remembrance.” ~ Elie Wiesel
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” ~ John F. Kennedy
“Wherever you are, I am there also.” ~ Ludwig van Beethoven
“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” ~ Helen Keller
EXERCISE
STOP.
Sit quietly.
Assume an erect posture.
Sense the breath.
Relax and remember a special person in your life.
Get your pen and paper and write words or draw lines expressing a memory that you shared with this person. Feel their energy flowing through you as you write or draw.
Move forward into your day warmly remembering this person.