Remembering: My
granddaughter’s last visit
with her great grandmother

Remembering is important to live in the present and to prepare for the future. When my father was suffering dementia, diminishment of the brain from Alzheimer’s, I became aware of how important remembering is to even basic functions like eating or walking. Although remembering is essential to living, it can be hard.

Today is the one year anniversary of the US supported coup in Honduras. This denial of democracy is hard to remember but word came today that the Honduras Resistance is still strong.

Today the Supreme Court ruled by a 5–4 vote that individuals have rights to bear guns under the 2nd amendment, and that most city and state gun control laws are illegal. Just when we face so much violence on the streets, we face the situation of more handguns on the street. I remember with sadness all the homicide prayer vigils we have conducted over the years. (See Mothers Against Gun Violence Homicide Memorial pages.)

My heart is heavy with remembering, especially today when my busy day did not allow me to do much outside work in the garden. I can keep busy and hide the memories, or I can stay awake and take the hard memories with all the good ones. I guess I will stay awake and take the heavy heart that comes with living in the present while remembering.

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