think of your earliest memory -

some recollection of an event or situation that you
had experienced early in life,

a memory, that for some reason, has stayed with you
through the years

are you alone?

if you are with others, what are they like - are they
caring, helpful, hostile, indifferent . . . ?

are you active or passive ?

what are the feelings associated with this memory,
what is its emotional tone?

does this memory involve a theme that has run
throughout the course of your life - for example,
rejection, isolation, support, encouragement . . ?

how does this memory relate to your early years?

how does it relate to your current situation?

pioneering psychologist Alfred Adler wrote,

The first memory will show the individual's fundamental view of life, his first satisfactory crystallization of his attitude . . . I would never investigate a personality without asking for the first memory.

PonderingAbout our earliest memories is one of the
best ways to learn about ourselves