Here's a throwback that has become a trend in our modern world, being nostalgic.
Wanting to go back in time and relive the food, TV, movies and my best friend, music.
Remember when life was easy and care free.
Recently, I found myself wanting to be more nostalgic than usual.
When life is just all up in your face and the stress could be cut with a knife, it's almost a safety net to "remember when".
Now, I will be the first to argue that as we grow we change. With each passing year we experience more of what this life has to offer us. These experiences work to help form our personality, persona. Every day changes us a little with the ultimate goal to figure out who we are inside and out.
So, I'm 24. I like to think I have a pretty good understanding of who I am, who I've become. I also know that there is so much more in store for me as I grow up. I am open to new experiences and change. I know that I will continue to learn well beyond my school days (which end this upcoming May!).
Life is unsolved. The big unanswered question. Mystery. Makes getting up every morning exciting but also terrifying.
But before my thoughts ramble on and on. The point.
Last week I was just all over the place in my head and knew something was off. Some of my recent actions had me want to take a step, or rather quite a few steps backward. I wanted to remember the younger part of me. The innocent one who hadn't experience college and the older years of my life. So, as tradition, I turned to music. Music videos in particular. I went on Youtube and searched old songs I used to enjoy listening to. Before I even got through the first song, I was crying. A good cry. Having a sense of my past was humbling. It brought back happy memories. Reminded me of how I once was. The earlier years per say.
What these music videos did for me was act as a foundation. A base of which my personality is stemmed from. Music is that for me. So are my friends. As much as I don't care what others think, when it comes to my friends, the thought is always in the back of my mind.
So in taking a trip back in time, I remembered the good parts of me that I recently lost. Some being of core importance to my person.
After a handful of music videos and a good cry I went about my day. But I did so feeling better. Like every fiber in my being was warm and joyful. I was ready for what came next. I walked to my next thing listening to my recent music and still the words, lyrics, rhythm and beat let my mind go.
What do I want you all to take from this?
Don't let yourself get bogged down in the day to day. Remember to take a step back and remember. Never lose sight of who you were compared to how you are now. Don't let the good things of your past be lost.
Be nostalgic!
