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Right Now At This Very Moment...Memories For Sale
The title of this article sounds like the sales pitch in the great science fiction movie, Total Recall. I loved that film. The idea that a person could buy the memory of a vacation instead of taking the trip is a mind trip itself. For a few dollars more, the tripper could buy the memories of an exciting adventure. He could become a spy, or pirate, murder mystery detective, or intergalactic adventurer, etc. A big selling point was that buying the memory of the experience was safer than actually participating in a real spy story or murder mystery. It was also less expensive, and less time consuming and would have exactly the same effect. After all, as Steve Miller sang, time keeps on slipping into the future and every experience is just a memory when its over.
That is why it is important to be fully immersed in experiences as they happen. All too often, we go through our days without giving our full attention to what is right in front of us. When we are at work, we are partially at home, thinking about our relationships or planning what we will do when we are finished with what we are doing now. Then we get home and we worry about what we should have been doing at work. This destructive pattern of living demonstrates a distinct lack of commitment to our work, our relationships and to ourselves. Being only partially present is to squander the experience. Getting here now increases our productivity at work, enriches our relationships at home.
So how do we do that? How do we get here, now, and stay here, now? How do we break that destructive cycle so we can fully experience each moment? I think the first thing to do is to stop. Take a break. Clear your mind. Play a game. At Sharpo, Inc, we use Mystery and Magic as our tools to get here now. The words, Mystery and Magic grab your attention, don't they? Getting someone's attention and keeping someone's attention are two different things. We take great pride in actively engaging our audience. People are so busy and have so many obligations too work, family and community, we know it is a privilege to have your ear so our mission is to create an adventure that keeps you engaged and entertained. It is also the main reason we specialize in interactive parties and events. So you can play. You can escape into the experience and remember how to play. Then when it is over, your memories will be vivid.
We know that we aren't teaching anyone how to play, we are merely reminding you how and how important it is to participate in life. Our murder mystery party puts you at the center of a double homicide investigation. Our mock murder trial makes you a witness to murder. Our parlor magic show has you up on stage in the moment making the magic happen so you can create magic in your own life.
Okay, so what do you do when you are at your desk and your mind is elsewhere? If you notice you aren't giving your full attention to what you are doing at a particular moment, Stop! Take a break. Tell yourself, I will deal with each pressing thought at the appropriate time and right now, at this very moment, I am committed to the work in front of me.
Live here now and wax nostalgic later! I am sure the day will come soon when we can buy implanted memories that are vivid and seem as real as actual memories. Until that day comes, we must continue to do our best to live exciting memorable adventures that remind us how to get and stay here now.
About the Author
Eric Howell Sharp is a proud member of the Mystery Writers of America, the Screen Actors Guild, the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists, & the American Society Of Composers, Authors and Publishers and the Society of American Magicians.
