you can hear a song on the radio and instantly you are back at a middle school dance reliving some awkward moment. or a song reminds you of someone special and your face lights up.
you can smell a familiar smell and be reminded of a place you have been to or a person you love.
you can look at a picture and be reminded of fun times and bad clothing/hair style choices.
an event can happen and you are 'time warped" back to another time and place.
it can bring joy, laughter, and comfort to have these memories triggered. i love moments when this happens:::
every time i hear britney spears' "dont let me be the last to know" i am dancing with * a boy* at my junior prom. that memory and the feelings that went with it are so clear and vivid and are triggered each time i hear that song.
curve cologne is a "safe" smell for me. i feel safe and comfortable and familiar when i smell it. my dad wears it and so does josh. i find comfort in that smell. ~TRUE STORY: i also love the smell of menudo cooking. my grandma would often let it cook overnight and waking up to that smell was my favorite cuz i knew what we were eating that day. (fat kid at heart) it now reminds me of my grandma who passed away when i was in high school. its a memory.
i love to sit and look at pictures of "back in the day" i am often reminded of good friends, great relationships, and insane amounts of laughter. i love capturing moments with my friends. keepsakes. memories.
but it also works in a negative way.
there are songs i hear that take me back to memories i would rather forget. songs that i used to like and i am think: "what was o thinking?"
there are smells that do not remind us of pleasant things.
there are pictures i am sure we would all wish didnt exist.
most of the time things happen in life that we have no control over. these events much like songs, smells, and pictures remind us of things...people...places...emotions. this can bring good or bad memories and often they catch you off guard.
something happens and it gets you all worked up and you cant figure out why...then you realize that this has triggered some other memory...
crazy.
1 comment:
Oh the roller coaster ride of memory lane! I love your blog! As I am venturing into a new chapter of my life, I continue to reminisce on old memories as new memories are in the making, some of which will not be known as a memory until years later a song is played, a scent is smelled and I am transformed back into history. I too have things that trigger memories....hard-boiled eggs automatically transport me to Yellowstone to the hot springs. A song can fly me to the desert of Namibia and suddenly I can see the cheetahs I worked with. When I see the candy Zours, I am filled with young love as those were what Eric and I had on our first movie date. I look at our doorway and there hangs my greeter name card from CBC reminding me of the place where I belonged with the people that I love! Awe memories...the sweet serenity of it all! Love you girly!
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