Does it matter if they are no longer in your life? I once saw this quote that I love: "Never explain yourself. Your friends don't need an explanation and your enemies won't believe you anyway." Of course, the whole practice of memoir is explanation, right? “Each of us is a book waiting to be written, and that book, if written, results in a person explained.” ― Thomas M. Cirignano, The Constant Outsider.
The most important memory is the one YOU have a of you.
these six words leapt out from the sermon I heard in church this morning. Thanks Pastor Jodi. (I attend a Baptist church which has two lady ministers on the pastoral team.)We can live with peace and joy no matter...
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lillybrook says,
Does it matter if they are no longer in your life? I once saw this quote that I love: "Never explain yourself. Your friends don't need an explanation and your enemies won't believe you anyway." Of course, the whole practice of memoir is explanation, right? “Each of us is a book waiting to be written, and that book, if written, results in a person explained.” ― Thomas M. Cirignano, The Constant Outsider.The most important memory is the one YOU have a of you.
canadafreeze says,
Interesting comment. Interesting memoir - one that niggles at me often ...AQScott says,
"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did...but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya AngelouLevel1 says,
Yes, but I do wonder, more so lately, now that I am older. I don't think the thought occurred to me when I was younger.I know the impression others have made on me and I wonder what lasting impressions, if any, I have made on others.
AQScott says,
You're a good (not to mention, creative) egg, Lev...I'm sure you're remembered fondly.