We just returned from England and our daughter's wedding. It was an amazing time. As you can imagine traveling in the middle of winter has serious challenges. Before I left, I remembered saying that I wanted to recall everything from the trip and create many special memories. I was able to do that by really focusing upon moments in time and taking a mental snapshot of it. Just like photographs , we can take a moment like the one below, we can mentally freeze the image in our minds. The first time I thought about this was with my friend and art teacher Liz Adams. This was a few years ago and she had graciously agreed to see some of my art work while we had a picnic lunch in Princeton. During the lunch, she said that this was a special time and she wanted to remember it always. By focusing on the moment it seems to slow time down, set the intention and bring it vividly into recall. So here it is several years later and I can clearly remember that lunch. I have practiced this mental photography many times since and used it again for the wedding festivities. Try it, it works very well.
2 comments:
Audrey, how wonderful that you remember that lovely time! I do, too, and yes, your adopting of that notion is a terrific one.
The wedding party looks so happy, and so beautiful! thanks so much for keeping us all up to date on this happy period.
Did you know I now have an art blog, too, in addition to Field and Fen? the art one is Art the Beautiful Metaphor, http://beautifulmetaphor.blogspot.com
Maybe we'll see you in there!
great. I will check out your other blog today. Shared memories are wonderful!
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