Using Our Memories for Rediscovering the Positive in Ourselves
Here
is another exercise that involves making positive deposits into your memory
bank:
Over
the next few days, stay alert to the moments when you are in a good mood. When
the moment is right ask yourself the following questions. What is going on?
Does it remind you of other good times in your life? Can you list several of
these earlier events? What were the best parts of these earlier experiences?
Now
gradually refocus your mind on the present. What are you seeing? What are the
smells? What are the sounds? How do these sensations make you feel? Be aware of
the details, taking the time to savor them as you deposit them into your memory
bank.
If
writing a narrative does not come easily to you, try drawing a picture, writing
a poem, or composing a tune. Just do something to capture the moment in a way
that is most meaningful to you. Your abilities as an artist, writer, or
composer are less important than your desire to relish life
— © Dr. Barbara Becker
In private practice since 1981, Dr. Barbara
Becker
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