Some say write things down.

Others say stopping to make a mental note helps.

Still others say eating more veggies makes a difference in the long run.

Improving our ability to remember (literally ‘re’ meaning ‘call to’ and ‘memor’ meaning mindful, thus 'calling to mind’) improves when we find ways to routinely get important things in front of our minds.

I once asked a parishioner why he came to church. He said that without Sunday church his week was disorienting and, ‘just didn’t feel right.’ That may be because church-going is a way we remember.

Remembering that there is one God (and we are not her), remembering that God has things covered, remembering that giving is our real source of joy, remembering the plight of the less fortunate, and remembering that our main job is simply to love other people, are all things I routinely forget. My daily rituals of remembrance make me much more mindful of these truths, and thus improve my level of happiness, and I like to think, the state of the world around me.

What are the rituals of memory in place around us? How well are they working? And how might they be improved?

Our memories improve when we find routines that help us regularly call to mind the truth of our lives.