Whenever I find myself thinking too much about how I cannot collect all of my past, I think abt the junk lady from labyrinth and it scares me back into the present. journal, take photos, write down the important things that happen, but do not wallow in them. all the time you spend looking back over your shoulder is time you’re taking away from what’s right in front of you. new memories will come. The most important memories will never slip away. time is something you’re still in the middle of. and how exciting it is to change !
Oct 3, 2024
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I’m quite the sentimental kid so I am constantly in my head about time passing. I’ve found though that the practice of looking back (I read my old journals, for instance) and really being in awe sometimes of just how far I’ve come helps. In a similar but opposite vein, looking forward (making set goals and taking the time to imagine the person you’ll become) is great too. If you’ve forgotten memories you once assumed would stay with you forever, consider that the space in your memory/mind had to open up for something even better that’s coming along. Take the time to wonder what those better memories could be. There’s something equally terrifying and incredibly liberating about time. You wanna go back about as bad as you wanna skip ahead, that’s the game.
Coping with it looks different for everyone, though. These are just my two cents and what’s been helping me at this moment in my life.
Oct 3, 2024
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take that little trip down memory lane. look through those photos. read through that old notebook. maybe it’s junk but maybe it’s special
Feb 3, 2024
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Time passing, days turning and years passing, is a reminder to be present.
You won’t remember or be able to write everything down to every detail.
You can’t always remember how the birds sounded that one day, how that coffee really made that day better or be able to capture how that river or mountain truly made you truly feel.
Coping with the passage of time is to practice being present, in those moments thinking to yourself
“be present, enjoy this as it’s happening”
& being grateful for it.
Oct 3, 2024
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Gazpacho only in the late summer, persimmons only in the winter, etc. just because we can import anything from anywhere anytime doesn’t mean we should. Nothing is special if you can have it whenever you want it.
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Whenever my housemate Cody and I have to do home improvement we say “let’s play hammer and saw”. i love playing hammer
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What is she doing on her calculator app ?? Who is he texting ??? What are they listening to on Spotify ??? To truly be on the pulse of culture we must invade the privacy of our fellow commuters just a little bit
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