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       At what time you think back on all the memories that you have, you will find that there are some that you would like to forget, and then there are some that you want to carry with you the rest of your life. As you walk down memory lane, you will find that it might get tough sometimes bringing up past memories but it is up to you to overcome them.

On the other hand there are times that we want to remember stuff but just can't. If you like to write, you should try to write down your memories so that in the end you will be able to have the whole story. This is not for everyone however, because some people despise writing at all. If you write the memories down it is very important that you look over them repeatedly so that you will be able to keep building a foundation for your memory. If you come across obstacles along the way it is, best that you remove the stumbling areas so whatever you can use will remove those blocks.

Remembering something that is special to you means a lot, I often take a stroll down memory lane just for the fun of it. I love looking back at all the fun times that I had with my friends at what time I was in school. I also have some memories that I don't want to forget and I don't want to remember. That's weird isn't it?

Let me tell you why I say this, at what time I was teenager I had a boyfriend that I cared a lot, about however he passed away right after we broke up. Even though at what time we broke up it was a mutual agreement I still felt bad at what time he passed away. I often found myself questioning whether it was my fault. And I knew it wasn't because I wasn't the man who pulled the trigger but it still seemed like it was a bad dream and that I played a part in it.

To tell you what happened just so that you know my boyfriend was shot by one of his friends while he was cleaning his gun. I never understood why you would clean a gun with a bullet in it and I probably never will but that memory was like a ghost that walked behind me for a very long time.

Then one day his mother told me to just sit down and think about everything that happened between us while we dated. So I did with her by my side and I found that there was not one time that we fussed or had a disagreement on anything and I was able to handle that. I also knew that the reason we broke up was because he was going to college, he didn't want to promise himself to me, and him be hundreds of miles away. So there was no reason, I couldn't remember the memories that we shared together.

This is a story written for you to see how old memories can pull up tools for sharpening the mind. The short-term memory is what you want to focus on, since the short-term memory holds information for a short time and passes it on. You can work to sharpen the short-term memory by pulling up old memories to cultivate new tools, and information that helps you to remember.

Other tools for sharpening the mind, includes repeating, writing, reciting, role-playing, reviewing, previewing, and writing some more.