So.
I keep stumbling across things from my deep past which remind me of a time when I was very happy.
Things like Sandlewood incense. Ani DiFranco albums. Journaling. Birks & wool socks. My old guitar playbook. Pastels & charcoal.
Was I happy simply because of these things? Partly - they were comfortable, they were mine, and I discovered each one during a certain time in my life that's connected with a really good memory.
And yeah, I've made new memories since then, but the collective of these memories is like a connection to an old, dear friend.
It was a time when I didn't know my future, felt like I had all the time in the world, and wasn't so digitally connected that I couldn't take time to let the "here and now" sink in.
I think it might be time for an experiment.
Infuse these items that invoke warm memories of the past into my digitally-enhanced present. See what happens.
This weekend is as good a time as any to start.
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