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Remembering

The Anonymous Gift

Ruth Neubauer | Posted 05.13.2013 | Women
Read More: Remembering, Anonymity, Mom, Children, Job, Grandchildren, Gift, Mothers Day, Love, Mothers, Motherhood, Work. Mother's Day Poem, Women News
Ruth Neubauer

Later in life, we hope that these anonymous gifts will settle in the hearts of our children so they will make their contributions to the world and remember us on Mother's Day and beyond.

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With a Mentor, Magic Is Truly Possible

Steven W. Barnes | Posted 03.25.2013 | Latino Voices
Read More: Magic, Psychiatry, Mentors, Mentoring, Mentor, Psychology, Student, Teacher, Spirituality, Remembering, Remembrance, Teaching, Cesareo Pelaez Anniversary, Cesareo Pelaez Death, Cesareo Pelaez Professor, Cesareo Pelaez Cabot Street Theater, Cabot Street Theater, Cesareo Pelaez Magic, Cesareo Pelaez, Latino Voices News
Steven W. Barnes

Cesareo Pelaez was a psychology professor at Salem State College (now Salem State University). I met him in the 1980s when I was a psychology major at Salem State. Placed seemingly randomly under the wing of such a unique individual, my life was and remains forever changed.

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The Creative Power Of Memory

Dr. R. Keith Sawyer | Posted 05.22.2013 | TED Weekends
Read More: Memory Tips, Creativity, Memory, The Key to Memory, Remembering, Memory Tricks, Joshua Foer, TED Weekends News
Dr. R. Keith Sawyer

2013-01-18-TEDplayvideo.jpgYou probably think that memory is the exact opposite of creativity. After all, the things you memorize already exist, they're not new. And creativity is all about a new idea that didn't exist before... right?

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The Skinny On Remembering

Penny Love | Posted 05.22.2013 | TED Weekends
Read More: Memory, The Key to Memory, Remembering, Memory Loss, Joshua Foer, Losing Memory, TED Weekends News
Penny Love

2013-01-18-TEDplayvideo.jpgLosing your memory is sort of like gaining weight; you don't quite know how it happened but one day your zipper won't quite zip. And the same thing happens mentally.

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Thirty Years of Remembering

Kara Gorski, Ph.D. | Posted 05.15.2013 | Women
Read More: Motherhood, Breast Cancer, Remembering, Cancer, Mothers and Daughters, Sisters, Brca1, Death of Mother, Women News
Kara Gorski, Ph.D.

I have come to realize recently that my memories of my mother over the past 30 years consist more of those times when I have felt her presence since her death than when she was alive.

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The Stories We Tell, or How I Met My Husband

Sharon Greenthal | Posted 01.01.2013 | Fifty
Read More: Baby Boomer, Marriage, History, Remembering, Wife, Midlife, Life Experience, Husband, huffpost50, Life Stories, Empty-Nest, Memories, Life Story, Fifty News
Sharon Greenthal

Those stories that we tell -- how we met, how he proposed, the birth of each of our children -- those stories are what connect us to each other and keep us remembering all (so much!) that we've experienced together.

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She Carved Out a Wonderful Life

Charlie Carillo | Posted 12.09.2012 | New York
Read More: East New York, Humor, Artistic Talent, Brooklyn, Brothers, Sisters, Laughter, Family, Remembering, Loss and Grief, Grief, New York News
Charlie Carillo

The little girl came home from school in tears, saddled with an assignment she knew she couldn't handle.

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RETURNING: Thoughts on the Jewish High Holy Days -2001 and 2012

Ruth Neubauer | Posted 11.24.2012 | Religion
Read More: Holidays, Remembering, New Year, Mindfulness, Judaism, Meaning, Jewish High Holy Days, Reflection, Rosh Hashanah, Tradition, 9/11, Harvest, Religion News
Ruth Neubauer

Standing between a past which is gone and a future not yet born, we express our wish for a year of safety, mindfulness, care of, and for, each other, and a sense of connection to all.

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Happy 50th Birthday to a Brother Who Died Long Ago

Linda K. Wertheimer | Posted 10.08.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Mourning, Remembering, Sister, Brother, Sibling Grief, Grief, Siblings, Fifty News
Linda K. Wertheimer

In 23 years, Kevin did a lot of living. Since he would have been 50, here are 50 things I remember about my brother.

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Eyewitness to a War

Terry Marotta | Posted 09.04.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Terrence Malick, Remembering, Fallen Soldiers, World War II Veterans, The Thin Red Line, 4th of July Remembering, War Veterans, 4th of July, 4th of July Memories, Healthy Living News
Terry Marotta

I am mindful of what day this is, the only holiday we celebrate on its real date, the only one not nudged this way or that to give us the coveted thre...

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Does Any Computer Appeal to Seniors?

Liddy Manson | Posted 09.02.2012 | Fifty
Read More: The Greatest Generation, Caring for Aging Parents, Aging Parents, Remembering, Greatest Generation, Caregiving, Aging, Death and Dying, Huff/post50, Parenting post50, Aging Process, Parenting Parents, Personal Technology, Aging Parent, Aging Advice, Dying With Dignity, Technology, Computer, Fifty News
Liddy Manson

Technology can't substitute for human interaction, and it never will. But it can ease the demands of caregiving in the early years, and buy everyone much needed time.

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Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien! - Nora

Carol Muske-Dukes | Posted 08.31.2012 | Celebrity
Read More: Regret, Remembering, Tribute, Nora Ephron, Celebrity News
Carol Muske-Dukes

Last night I had a dream that starred Nora Ephron as Edith Piaf. I was a friend of Nora's (like half the Western world, I know) and like half the Western world I was shocked to learn, in one phone call last Tuesday, not only that Nora had cancer, but that she was dying. So, here is my Nora story.

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Mother Goat Study Reveals Animals' Amazing Memory

Posted 06.20.2012 | Science
Read More: Remembering, Video, Animal Psychology, Memory, Psychology, Goats, Animals, Animal Babies, Mothers, Animal Moms, Science News

By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 06/19/2012 07:08 PM EDT on LiveScience Don't underestimate the emotional lives of far...

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Homesickness

Gideon Resnick | Posted 08.18.2012 | College
Read More: History, South Africa, Remembering, Colonialism, Time, America, Heritage, Cincinnati, Memory, Nostalgia, Los Angeles, Oak Park, Family, College News
Gideon Resnick

I have always clung to my family's history as something that defines me in a way I have yet to understand. I feel ignorant though when people ask when was the last time I visited, because I simply haven't... ever.

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Remembering Revolution: A Few Thoughts on the 20th Anniversary of the Los Angeles Riots/Uprising.

Javon Johnson | Posted 07.02.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Los Angeles Riots, Remembering, Uprising, Race, Class, Los Angeles, Culture, Bv-Politics, Los Angeles Riots: 20 Years Later, Lame Duck Session, Rodney King, Black Voices News
Javon Johnson

As we reflect on the 20th anniversary of one of the most significant human events in recent history, many are asking if we are better off now than just two decades before. While I understand the impetus for this kind of thinking, the question is far too simplistic.

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Every New Beginning Comes From Some Other Beginning's End

Nikki Luongo | Posted 06.19.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Good Memory, Remembering, Anniversaries, Remember, Good Memories, Painful Memories, Painful Memory, Death, Memories, Healthy Living News
Nikki Luongo

We all have dates that stick in our minds: births, deaths, anniversaries, graduations. Some moments are stuck in time never to be erased, too valuable...

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Why Home Matters, Even -- Especially -- at the End

Liddy Manson | Posted 06.09.2012 | Fifty
Read More: The Greatest Generation, Caring for Aging Parents, Aging Parents, Greatest Generation, Caregiving, Remembering, Aging, Death and Dying, Huff/post50, Parenting post50, Aging Process, Parenting Parents, Aging Parent, Aging Advice, Cancer, Dying With Dignity, Fifty News
Liddy Manson

She couldn't leave her bed at all during the final months, but the city came to her, one person at a time, to say goodbye in the room where they'd said so many hellos.

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The Mystery of Outstanding Achievement

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 12.20.2011 | Home
Read More: Success, Steve Jobs, Education, Learning, Remembering, Self-Affirmations, Home News
Jeffrey Shaffer

I'm glad to see so much attention being given to the commencement address Steve Jobs delivered at Stanford University in 2005. It's a wonderful combi...

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The Art of Memorization

Uloop | Posted 12.20.2011 | College
Read More: Studying, How To, Memory, Remembering, Study, Memorization, College News
Uloop

Why make your life any more difficult than it needs to be? Using the right study techniques can drastically reduce the amount of time required to study and get you a better grade in the process.

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11 Easy Ways To Remember Practically Everything

Susan Orlins | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Improve Memory, Memory, Remembering, Memory Loss, Mnemonic Devices, Forgetfulness, Memory Tricks, Self Help, Healthy Living News
Susan Orlins

I'm always striving to improve my memory. Here are some tips I use all the time to help me remember.

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See the Faces of the Egyptian Martyrs

Rudy Adler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Egypt Protests, Remembering, Faces, Tribute, Remember, Martyrdom, Egypt, Online Memorial, 1000memories, Impact News
Rudy Adler

We've created a special online memorial to the Egyptian martyrs. A place to remember their sacrifices and know that these are not just numbers.

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Who Was the Real John Lennon?

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: The Beatles, Remembering, John Lennon, Eulogy, Mark Chapman, Beatles, Assassination, Mark David Chapman, Music, Death, Boston Globe, John Mcmillan, Yoko Ono, The Telegraph, Ray Connolly, Newsweek, Andrew Romano, Entertainment News
Danny Groner

This week marks the 30th anniversary of John Lennon's assassination. Discussion has predictably turned to the legacy that the musician left behind, and how we remember him today. Here's a sampling of different takes on Lennon.

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The Rise of the Dead: How Many Ghosts Are on Facebook?

Rudy Adler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Social Media, Remembering, Aging, Facebook, Technology News
Rudy Adler

Beyond the anecdote of an awkward experience, surprisingly few facts exist about the prevalence of death on social media.

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How to Defeat the Great Eraser

Steven Crandell | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Video, Relationships, Reflection, Audio, Memoir, Genealogy, Parenting, Legacy Books for Future Generations, Family History, Life Stories, Family, Remembering, Aging, Death & Dying, Wellness, The Inner Life, Inspiration, Great Eraser, Grandparenting, The Balanced Life, Oral History, Storycorps, Love, Healthy Living News
Steven Crandell

Death eventually claims everyone who remembers a certain person, but there is another option: Honor those people and their stories by writing them down or recording them.

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What Will You Remember?

Roger Fransecky | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Remembering, Looking Back, The Inner Life, Nostalgia, Memories, Healthy Living News
Roger Fransecky

For each of us, the ultimate curiosity concerns our own selves. To satisfy that curiosity, we have no choice but to take the path of memory and recollection.

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