Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Faded memories

Today I went to a workshop which included laughter therapy - weird but it did lift my spirits.

During one part she suggested that each day we focus on a different behavior, I remember gratitude, friendliness and forgiveness.  It's only been 2 hours and I forgot the others...

Anyway.  For forgiveness she had us close our eyes and picture the face of someone we were angry or resentful or annoyed with.  I decided to go big and picture Henry.

And couldn't.

Honestly.  I can kinda picture the hairstyle he had in high school, and I know he had a missing front tooth last time I saw him.  But I can't picture him.  It was somewhat disturbing. 

So, I focussed on the hair flip and the missing tooth and went on with the excersixe where we were supposed to send 'positive energy' out toward them in the universe.  I came up with "I hope you have someplace to sleep at night".  Not exactly a wealth of generosity there.....

If I've forgotten what he looks like and I spent over a decade in intense emotion (good and bad) with him - I wonder what Lawrence has left?

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