― Thomas Moore, Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life
This quote has me reflecting on the nature of my memory, an unease that memory is more important than planning. My future orientation has affected some of my memories and I am being made even more aware of it in this letter memory blogging.
What I love about this extract from one of my letters to Mom is the simplicity. I am pleased with my weight loss and have just had lunch with Fred near his office.
And I can feel my pleasure in being a mother. Barry's kisses which are 'a big open-mouthed 'ahh'', I tell Mom how he enjoys walking along the furniture.
Shawni is singing. I am proud to tell Mom that Shawni likes to sing English nursery rhymes and that she sings in French too, 'Alouette' and 'Claire de la Lune' and 'at night she hums tunes to herself'.
She is so like her father, they sing and surround themselves with music. Such gentle memories.
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