Good Health and a Bad Memory

Key to a happy life

Amnesia is a gift

Time passes for some of us like a sloth that has discovered and somehow took a drag off of a dank Indica blunt. We remember little foibles of people or persons that have mistreated us, real or imagined. We choose to keep this recollection in mind so that, when the key moment renders itself, we can exact our revenge.

Such thinking can be a detriment, not only for our psyche but also for our physicality. Such willful, spiteful retrospection can manifest in ways that we cannot perceive, but the ones that can see us do.

It may be a scowl that we hold facially, or a hunch that is developed by carrying too much tension in the shoulders making them stooped.

Either way, it shows that having a memory that is too good is a detriment to a pursuit of happiness. In the United States of America, we’re given the privilege of pursuing happiness by the Declaration of Independence. So, in that instance, the concept of having an exemplary capacity for memory could be considered un-American.

If I’m remembering some insignificant detail that happened years ago that has no bearing on the present, what actual use does that pondering have?

Dwelling on some slight that you regard as negative to your self-awareness forbids the thought patterns that are used for a more positive outlook from surfacing. That being the case, it’s best to put it to rest.

Remembering details that are nothing but trivialities, can keep us from thinking thoughts that can be most beneficial to, not only ourselves, but to society at hand.

The forgetter brings a better attitude and is an exceptional role model for the community of souls that surround them. When a self-induced amnesiac lets control of emotional reaction to an affront subside, instead of becoming all-consuming, they lift a great weight from others sensing the pressure.

A faulty sense of recall coupled with robust physical health is the only way to make the most of participating in this cycle of consciousness. Being able to stay present in the moment is superior to dwelling on a subject that has subjugated the mind and that has ultimately proved to be needless.

Now, if I could just find my car keys.

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