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Memory & Consequences
July 7, 2022
Posted by Mary Beth

7/7/2022

To remember hard stories truthfully requires bravery.

How Do We Remember What We Remember?
June 30, 2022
Posted by Mary Beth

6/30/2022

The Jan 6 Hearings, huh? This is an amazing moment in US history and I’m trying to understand our incredibly intense response. Four of 10 voters have watched at least some of the hearings, which is 20,000,000 people. It’s not just me that can’t look away.

Making Memories?
July 26, 2021
Posted by Mary Beth

This morning the Washington Post has an article about how we make memories. Interestingly, just because we say we are “making memories” doesn’t mean we are. Most little kids will not start making many memories until they are around age 8. Memories get stuck in our mind if they involve several senses and we are going slow enough to pay attention.