Our malleable memories
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Our malleable memories
Polishing off the rough edges of experience
Hi Curtain Climbing Friends!
We create truth by lying to ourselves and calling it memory.
One of our human superpowers is to change the way we remember things. Our memories are not fixed. We have the power to change the past by thinking about it differently.
The trick is using this power responsibly.
What in your life has become a more pleasant memory than what you experienced at the time?
My nostalgia for the 90s music of my teens is often more favorable than the music itself warrants.
If you’re feeling adventurous, try writing a poem about a memory.
Be the weird you want to see in the world!
Cheers,
Jason
You had me at nostalgia of the 90s. I was born in 1992 and fully feel the vibes of that era. Children of a generation that lived through a post 60’s world which defeated the counter culture back into the industrial grind. Turn the grind into grunge and flood the scene with teen angst and rebellion. Skate surf and Art your heart out
Los Angeles in the late 80s. I arrive on the wings of hope and the promise of a fresh start. Cue big hair and bong hits and barrooms, too many to count. In the end, only my pursuit of excess thrived.