That is a really helpful way to explain it Amanda, Thanx
Tho for me it seems to be mixing very slowly like drips from a leaky faucet? Maybe... Some memories and aspects have merged over time but fully no. BC there are somethings, times,and memories that now are shared, but then there is still separation. Some parts have not merged,and all complete autonomy. And others to varying degrees...so I hold some of their memories and they mine as well but there are still times when they act on own and I am unaware, other than outsides accounts or items/writings left behind. So do we become less autonomous then? But cling onto fading images of "selves"?