Are Memories Controllable? (Walking Through Illusion, Thompson)

"To remember your past is one thing.  To remember it clearly is another."  Betsy Otter Thomspon

     Thompson asks Jesus in her dialogue with him in Walking Through Illusion what it means for him to remember the past clearly.  He says, "It meant for me to remember the growth it brought to the present."  Even if the memory is awful it is better to remember and learn.

     I was just thinking about my past year and all the lessons I have learned.  I am not proud of all the moments but I can use the memories of my past to learn from.  I noticed that the more I have been mean or angry toward someone the more anger I got back and the more distance grew between us.   Usually in the beginning of a deep relationship there is a lot of love being passed back and forth.  As I contemplated this from my past, I realized that the more love I gave the more I got back in return.  Exactly what I wanted and still want to this day.  Walking Through Illusion is opening my eyes to the mirror of the past, present and future.  I can see why things were the way the were in relation to who I was in the past.  I can also see where I would like the future to be with lot's of love.  I better start loving a lot more!