How I relate to a social media post

I saw this post on social media: “The mind may not always remember all details of what happened, but the heart will always remember how it felt.”

One way that I can relate to this post is several years ago I was in a long term relationship. There were times when I would be in the "fog" & sometimes I didn't know where I was or who he was. With that said, even though I didn't recognize him or know his name, I knew that we were somehow connected. When I realized this, it was very confusing for me to deal with.

Another way that I can relate to this is when I go to church. It used to really bother me that I wasn't able to remember the message for very long. I have gotten to a place that it is okay that I forget what it was about because I can't do anything to change that. Instead I try to focus on the feeling that I was left with at church. I guess sometimes it isn't important whether you can remember something, just remembering the feeling is enough.

I thought that since my diagnosis isn't dementia but MCI, I thought that not recognizing my boyfriend would not happen to us. Unfortunately "fog" is "fog" & when it was thick I didn't know him at all. Once I was out of the fog everything was back to the way it was before the fog. ©Cheryl Stevenson