We all have ___

I want to know, what similarities do we all share, that connect us to humanity? Beyond biology. It cannot be as abstract as “we all have a soul”, because many vehemently disagree. “We are a collection of cells” may be factually accurate, but it does not tell me much about why we are the way we are. I believe in a Creator, which I trust connects me to every thing and being. I recognize that not everyone agrees with me on this, so it has become my passion and life-long study to better connect with others, no matter their -osophy or -ology, and inspire them to feel as deeply loved, free, and fulfilled as I do every moment walking with Yahweh. Here is what I’ve come to:

We all have five senses. We all have memories.

With a few outliers, of course. But that is a rabbit hole for another day. The five senses connect our brain to the exterior physical world. How would we experience life without taste, smell, sight, touch, or sound? And how then would a memory be planted without these entry points?

It is the significance of this relationship between body (the sensory experience) and mind (the memory) that drives my approach to making art and hosting gatherings. How can I contribute, through the intentional integration and curation of multi-sensory elements, to a positive shared human experience that ripples into subsequent interactions and reactions with and to the world?

thoughts to expand upon:

It is not about how our experiences shape our memories, but how our memories shape our experiences. Note to self, finish reading Simon Schama’s Landscape and Memory

How do we experience sleep?

genetic memory, hallucinations, hypnotism, dreams.

How do senses affect our sub/unconscious? Does this mental acquisition and storage of sensory elements relate to genetic memory?