A happy family memory from the past

All it took was a solar eclipse and five-car collision atop the Magnetic Hill for the souls of five individuals the virginal bride-to-be Angelica Panganibanher histrionically litigious godmother Eugene Domingoher ringbearer's destitute nanny Tuesday Vargasher husband-to-be's amorous grandfather Jaime Fabregasand her gay beautician John Lapuz to switch bodies.

Every sensation and detail of the scene softens and saddens Scrooge further. Friedrich Nietzsche As memory may be a paradise from which we cannot be driven, it may also be a hell from which we cannot escape.

He wishes he could have the carelessness of childhood, with the wisdom that he brings to the scene now. We miss you terribly, the same when you first went away. Happy and empowering discoveries.

Some have therefore claimed that Lincoln was the founder of Memorial Day. The price we pay for the quick and the easy-- "slap them in and cover them up" - may be a lost generation. The memories we collect and give brighten our lives as long as we live.

Carla Phelps Wert Some memories are realities, and are better than anything that can ever happen to one again. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door. Unlike other systems of memory, autobiographical memory contributes to the formation of your sense of self. It comprises both episodic memory memory for events and semantic memory general knowledgebut it is unique in that all of the memories are relevant to YOU.

All we know is that recollection may not be within our power. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside a lake in the mountains; another, a moonlit beach; a third, a family dinner of pot roast and sweet potatoes during a myrtle-mad August in a Midwestern town.

Edward de Bono Memory, that library of the soul from which I will draw knowledge and experience for the rest of my life.

Sometimes, unhappy events help us move forward faster and do bolder things. It just feels like yesterday even though it has been so many years. Paul, Minnesota The practice of decorating soldiers' graves with flowers is an ancient custom.

I often say to my kids that having kids while studying is a big challenge, not because of money or having to go to work, but because of priorities. The innocent bride-to-be wallows in the realities of life's misfortune. Seriously—undergraduates almost fall out of their chairs when I recommend that, should they ever happen to study for an exam while intoxicated, they should take the exam intoxicated, as well.

You are in heaven now and on this birthday of yours, I feel so sad. Then the man sits down with his wife and remembers meeting an old friend of hers earlier. You never can tell what small pebble it will pick up and store away among its treasured things.

Scrooge listens for the chime of the quarters and is relieved when he hears the single note marking the hour and sees no ghost. William Faulkner The past is our definition.

They're unusual, but they're not unique. Again, we see another side of Scrooge. Hope you will have a fabulous time there in heaven on your birthday. But not even the most exquisite handmade treasure cannot communicate the way a picture can, the way a word can.

Even the treasures that I make by hand, the blankets and pillows and toys, provide a mute testimony to my love for them. Happy birthday to you… I will always treasure those happy memories we have shared. One of the most magical elements of A Christmas Carol is that memories are totally accessible.

Scrooge doesn't have to remember them—he lives them, which means his memories aren't tainted by, well, other memories and lessons learned (or unlearned).With the right guide, Scrooge is able to examine and draw conclusions from specifically those memories that are most relevant to the problems he.

A key principle of memory is elaboration, the process of generating new connections among bits of information so that they form a more organized and persistent memory trace.

Talking about the past. More Free Memorial Verses and Poems for a Funeral or Memorial Service memory of me to be a happy one. I’d like to leave an after glow of smiles when life is done, The memories of the past are vague The hurts are forever and forgiven.

Give them a looksee below—from Pharrell to Sheryl Crow, R.E.M. to Al Green and some acts your parents may have boogied to, here are the top 20 "Happy" songs ever.

Research conducted by the Family Holiday Association, the charity that helps struggling families to have a break, found that 49% of British people said their happiest memory is being on holiday.

The Independent They look a fine family, but Mohammed Samsudena stares sadly at the formal portrait taken at a happy family wedding in Sri Lanka. The happiness has gone.

A happy family memory from the past