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At the table of our childhood we built our suicide and to fall into depressive processes.
identity, we forged our roots for the land and Understanding how important this space is at
its flavors, we discovered, for example, that a psychological and emotional level, how can
the best hallaca is made by our mother, not we make the most of our table?
because of the unique and unrepeatable fla- Let us make use of it then the daily mee-
vor that she achieves, but because of how she ting point, the space that connects us with our
made us feel when we ate that typical dish of affections, that is not only the place to which
the Christmas season, the one that had been we go to in special celebrations, let us rescue
prepared in family, full of love and affection its importance and transcendence as a center
of our tribe. of social formation of the human being.
We are approaching the end of this year, The magic that surrounds the table cons-
and as usual we begin to schedule special ce- pires throughout our lives to keep us con-
TABLE MEMORY lebrations with our family and friends, the nected, keeps our memories alive, nourishes
AND REMEMBRANCE coming dates make us evoke all those beau- our soul, mind and spirit, the flavors it keeps
If you could take a flight back in time to- tiful memories of our childhood, those of the make us feel close to home, no matter how
day and revisit the table of your childhood, meeting, the union and sharing the table with many kilometers away we are, the table is the
what moment, what food and what company those we love, they are the engine that drives space where souls meet, so let's take advanta-
would you choose? us to want to celebrate today, and that is how ge of its benefits to consciously build the most
At the table we relive and build memories we build family traditions, repeating what special memories while we share bread in the
for life. At the table we savor the flavors of our made us especially happy in the past. company of our loved ones.
childhood, thanks to all those memories that This time of year invites me to reflect in Let's dress up our gala table every time
our brain kept with suspicion: that unbeata- a special way on the importance of the table we can, not only for the beautiful pieces we
ble grandmother's stew served on the green within the family. Studies by the Universi- will have on it, but also for the positive fee-
patterned crockery, the softness and tempera- ty of Canada and the University of Helsinki lings and emotions we will give to whoever
ture of the hot bread just out of the oven that have shown that children who share at least we invite. Let's become not only the best
made us feel loved, the smell of that soup that one meal a day around the table with their hosts, but also makers of happy memories
mom prepared at the right time, the one that family group, will be less likely to incur in for our family and friends. How powerful it
had the magnificent quality of recomposing addictions, to be violent or to be victims of is to become part of each other's lives in such
our soul. violence, they will also be less inclined to a special way.

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