Remember… Just Forget It!

Do you feel like you’re becoming more forgetful lately? Misplacing everything from keys to glasses? Our memory is slow to function, and the older we get the more apt we are to misplace things.

My solution is to begin each crazed hunt backwards, checking the last possible place the item would be—first, usually resulting in finding your darn keys quicker! After all, aren’t they always found the very last place you check?

Don’t spend time figuring it out—just take my word for it. Murphy’s Law rules here. Master this perverted game of hide and seek using my technique, and guess who ends up the winner…every time? Bingo!

Try it and I guarantee you’ll no longer fear losing anything… anymore! If you win three times in a row, reward yourself with one of those “NO FEAR” t-shirts, and wear it proudly! Forgetfulness is a fear we carry around with us from kindergarten to the grave.

As far as I can remember, it’s never been “good” to “forget” anything.

The other day I attended a volleyball game and saw one mother sign to another, “I can forgive her, but I can’t forget what she did to me… after all this time, I still can’t forget that day!”

My attention went back to the game, but my curiosity brought me back to the intriguing conversation going on between these two. It was obvious this person was not healing. She should have seen what I saw during a Sunday school class taught after Church.

The teacher held up her hands, “This hand represents “forgive” and the other represents “forget”. At that moment she clasped her hands together and exclaimed, “You can’t have one without the other to have the kind of “forgiveness” God wants us to have for each other. She was referring to the perfect forgiveness He offers us.

Is it possible for us to have this kind of forgiveness here on earth? Some say not. Maybe it’s like the kids say, “In a perfect world, Mom!” If you ask someone if they can “forgive and forget” the reply is usually the same. Amazingly, most people report they can do one or the other, but not both!

So, it IS good to forget, but it looks like only when practicing true forgiveness. I can cost you hundreds of dollars to get advice like this. Make it your goal to forgive and forget, and allow yourself to heal from the hurt. It’s a healthy thing to do, not to mention the latest advice given by Psychoanalysts and Psychiatrists nationwide.

Forget milk for the morning cereal and you could be accused of early senility in my family! “Mom! How COULD you forget something like…milk?”, I try to ignore them and say it’s the latest thing out…soda on cereal! They look on in horror, and it’s hard to keep a straight face, but I’m telling you… try Sugar Pops with Coca-Cola sometime.

The energy burst beats any vitamins I know! People forget ATM access codes, social security numbers, anniversaries, birth dates (year included) of all their children, grandchildren, and spouse’s as well.

(Ever notice people ask you for your spouse’s social security number as if you have it tattooed on your eyelid somewhere?) This beats all!

Car and Driver Magazine states when you buy a car with the new keyless, digital-door entry they recommended selecting a number that won’t be obvious.

Ha! The new digital door system eliminates the worry over forgetting where you’ve placed the car keys.

(Another number to remember!) Call me crazy, but I’ll take my chances and hunt for them using the “last place-first” technique. Besides, I like the t-shirts!