1012 || imagination vs. memory
we consider memory making as "accurate, dispassionate, real" but our memory is a form of imagination. not to say it's unreliable or we should ignore those memories - but we should recognize the flexibility that exists within it. our ability to remember is limited to our sense of self. only when we expand our sense of self will we be able to embrace the full spectrum of our identity.
RESOURCE: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-our-brain-preserves-our-sense-of-self/
and https://junkyardofthemind.com/blog/2021/4/4/memory-vs-imagination-a-perspective-from-self-consciousness-studies…
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