Try Not To Forget

Act 118:

“It’s never too late… To Remember

Our memories are a treasure trove – our living photo album. All the pivotal moments are captured there. Even some we’ve jammed into the dark recesses. Take time to visit your memories. Spool through them. Enjoy them. Be sobered by them. Learn from them. Then add to them.” – Patrick Lindsay

Quote in book: “The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.” ~ Cesare Pavese

On a day like today it was easy to “Remember” my father and his passing. There was a status going around facebook (I actually saw it for the first time yesterday)

“Stupid cancer. We all want a new car, a new phone. A person who has cancer only wants one thing... to survive. I know that a lot of you who think you're "too cool" probably won't re-post this. But a very little amount of my friends will. Put this on your wall in honor of someone who died of cancer, survived, or who is fighting against it now.”

This irritated me so much. I know who ever started this thing meant well. In terms of getting out the word on cancer… but don’t guilt me and/or your friends into posting this by saying “you’re ‘too cool’” to re-post. “But a very little amount of my friends will”. My feeling is… Post if you want to post. Say what you want to say. If you want others to re-post. Ask nicely. Don’t guilt them into it, by insinuating only your “real friends” or those that aren’t “too cool” will post. Good message… bad delivery. So, I decided to post something in honor of today’s ACT and because I did want to honor my father. SO here’s my post.

“Cancer sucks. I'm willing to bet that most of us knows at least one person who as died of cancer or has had cancer. This is to honor those people in our lives. (for me my father). I know there's that stupid repost status going around. I refuse to conform to it and guilt other people into reposting something. I'm posting this to honor my father and the other people who's lives have been affected by cancer. The families/friends who support them. The doctors/nurses who took care of them. And the researchers who are trying to find a cure. Screw Cancer BITCHES!”

Instead of making this blog sad and sappy, by talking about my dad and how his death has affected me. How I remember him every day. How although time heals…it doesn’t mean I’ll ever forget. How my dad will always be a prominent figure in my mind. How he will always be that voice inside my head telling me what’s right and what’s wrong like he had done my entire life. But I’m not going to do that, because I’ve done that so many times on this blog.

What I will do is give you some ways to help you remember. Like tying a string around your finger, writing something down on your hand, using mnemonic devices, rhyming, chunking, setting an alarm, writing it down, emailing or calling yourself.

10 Ideas to Help You Remember

http://www.businessknowhow.com/manage/10memory.htm

50 Ways to Make Your Memory More Like an Elephant’s

http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2009/06/50-ways-to-make-your-memory-more-like-an-elephants/An elephant never forgets… so why should you?

How to Improve Your Memory

http://www.helpguide.org/life/improving_memory.htm

An Elephant never forgets... so why should we? hehe

Trivia

10 Points: Name the Denzel Washington movie about an African American coach who takes over high school football team in Alexandria, Virginia and leads the integrated team to a state championship.

I’m gonna do something a little different. I’m gonna put a list of artists on one side and a list of their songs on the other.

10 Points each: Match the Artist to the Song

1. The Beatles
2. The Bee Gees
3. Firefall
4. Michael Jackson
5. Journey
6. Cyndi Lauper
7. Sarah McLachlan
8. Madonna
9. Carrie Underwood

1. I’ll Remember
2. Don’t Forget To Remember Me
3. A Night To Remember
4. Just Remember I Love You
5. There Are Places I Remember
6. I Will Remember You
7. Remember The Time
8. Don’t Forget To Remember
9. Remember Me