tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275572921912054518.post3299042101183865521..comments2023-10-31T09:38:07.900-07:00Comments on The Left Bank...of the Coosa: The Sense of An Ending by Julian BarnesLa_Petit_Rougehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13526731708661193521noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275572921912054518.post-58064990707483621322012-06-06T19:37:25.106-07:002012-06-06T19:37:25.106-07:00I think that the choice of memories.. is something...I think that the choice of memories.. is something more of us need to claim. Too many people are bound up in a bad memory that needs to be banished. I say this carefully because I don't mean to keep only rosy memories because painful memories can be important. I just believe in freeing ourselves from the dangerous memories that drag us down and do not conjure up our best selves.laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14386856621738236733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275572921912054518.post-57595575634530799152012-06-05T13:10:10.976-07:002012-06-05T13:10:10.976-07:00Irene, yes! There IS hope in choosing who we will...Irene, yes! There IS hope in choosing who we will be and which memories we will keep! I think that it is an adaptive quality that helps us persevere!La_Petit_Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526731708661193521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275572921912054518.post-61470190318665542892012-06-05T11:39:34.857-07:002012-06-05T11:39:34.857-07:00Well, I love this post. Love exactly the quotes yo...Well, I love this post. Love exactly the quotes you pulled from the book. I think about this a lot, this whole shaping ourselves... we choose on a moment by moment basis who we will be, including what memories we choose to keep. There's hope in that, you know? Anyone of us can throw out a memory, seize upon a different one and it's all true.<br /><br />Let's keep the conversation going! Thanks to Mr. Barnes for adding to the stack. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275572921912054518.post-73127744419155713012012-06-05T11:39:24.148-07:002012-06-05T11:39:24.148-07:00Well, I love this post. Love exactly the quotes yo...Well, I love this post. Love exactly the quotes you pulled from the book. I think about this a lot, this whole shaping ourselves... we choose on a moment by moment basis who we will be, including what memories we choose to keep. There's hope in that, you know? Anyone of us can throw out a memory, seize upon a different one and it's all true.<br /><br />Let's keep the conversation going! Thanks to Mr. Barnes for adding to the stack. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.com