„What is it like to have a deep, ‘warm’ conversation with my father, whom I have not had a relationship with for 20 years?“
„How to allow myself to be vulnerable to someone who has the capacity to exploit that vulnerability … aka: How to fall in love.“
„What is the full name of my first school teacher?“
„I have forgotten the first time I tasted ice cream. Recently, I was with my friend Emily when she fed her daughter strawberry ice cream for the first time. The little girl got very serious all of a sudden, very interested in having more of this cold, sweet, unfamiliar taste. I will wait to feed my daughter ice cream until she’s old enough to remember.“
„What I said to her that night.“
„What is it like to not be compared to my Mom? (But I also forgot what is it like to not want to be just like her, too.)“
„What did my grandmother smell like?“
„When I was young, my aunt’s best friend, who was blind, taught me a song about a studdering soldier calling to his love while we were drying the dishes. I wish I could remember that song.“
„What did it feel to be 5 years old? What was Berlin like when it was only West-Berlin? What did I see when we went to East-Berlin? What did my parents say on the night of the 9th November 1989?“
„Sometimes I forget how to be comfortable in the present moment. Sometimes I can do it & it’s wonderful!“
„What is it like to wake up and live a day with no worries or responsibilities, just experiencing things as they come?“
„What have I forgotten that I wish I hadn’t? The exact timbre and rhythm of my long-dead father’s voice, and the exact sound of his laugh.“
„I wish I could remember the first piece of literature that I read and could realize what literature is.“
„What was it like to hear the Eroica Symphony <Ludwig van Beethoven> for the first time?“
„I forget the feeling that my parents are perfect.“
„What did I actually learn in my elementary school? I forgot the most of it!“
„How does it feel to hold a cigarette?“
„What does it feel like to not feel guilty over not reaching my potential?“
„What were the words in a letter written by my grandmother to me when I was a child?“
„Aspects of my childhood and some sense of wonder of the world associated to my childhood.“
„How good it feels when someone reads to you.“
Tags: erinnerung, lost memories, was habe ich vergessen, wie kann ich wieder erinnern lernen?, wohin mit dem verlorenen
