“Memories are just stories we tell ourselves about our past; and that's often why they don't match when we've shared the same experiences with someone.” StoriesPastMemoriesOur Past Author:John Slattery
“You won't be free from guilt if you are constantly replaying the negative memories of your past. If you're going to replay anything, replay your victories!” IfsPastMemoriesVictoryNegativeGuiltPositivityRecallsNegativityOur PastYour PastRecollectionReplay Author:Joel Osteen
“Don't resurrect relationships with negative people off of good memories. You will only remind yourself why they became your past in the first place.” PeopleFirstsPastMemoriesNegativeOur PastYour PastNegative PeopleGood Memories Author:Keshia Chante
“History does influence our lives - every moment. We never sort of live our lives in a linear fashion. We always have these memories and these images from our past that sometimes were not even aware of, and they sort of shape who we are.” DoeSometimesMomentsPastMemoriesOur LivesInfluenceFashionShapesWho We AreOur PastLinearLive Every Moment Author:Dinaw Mengestu
“To me, that's where memories are very interesting because what happens when we start losing memories? What happens when you can't take your memories with you? Who are we without our memories, without our past?” HappensPastMemoriesInterestingLosingOur PastVery InterestingOur Memories Author:Don Hertzfeldt
“The past doesn’t exist except as a memory, a mental story, and though past events aren’t changeable, your stories about them are. You can act now to transform the way you tell the story of your past, ultimately making it a stalwart protector of your future.” WayStoriesPastMemoriesEventsOur FutureOur PastYour FutureYour PastProtectorPast EventsStalwart Author:Martha Beck
“Living in the present moment requires discretion toward memory. Without memory we'd have amnesia. What good would there be in that? Offer discretion and discernment for our past with a broad spectrum of forgiveness. As for our present moment, delight. And dedication to remain fully present to all the possibility.” MomentsPastMemoriesPossibilityOffersDelightPresent MomentBroadsDedicationOur PastSpectrumDiscernmentDiscretionLive In The PresentAmnesia Author:Mary Anne Radmacher
“Memoir is a weird genre for a reporter. You end up investigating your own memories, reporting out your past.” EndsPastMemoriesMemoirGenreReportersOur PastYour PastInvestigating Author:William Finnegan
“If you've ever had to recall your past in some way and you open a drawer of old photographs that your parents kept, there are always pictures of you smiling and charming, and then a bunch of people you don't know who they are. Could be aunts, uncles, could be the postman for all you know. Who are these people? Your parents are never in the picture, because they are the ones taking them. So you've got these unrelated images that are disconnected from your memories.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayPastParentMemoriesPhotographBunchRecallsCharmingOur PastUnclesAuntYour PastOur MemoriesDrawersDisconnectedPostmanOld Photographs Author:Gail Zappa