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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
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 a very nostalgic and sentimental person. i feel that i’ve lived a majority of my life in my head, and i find that i enjoy the past more than i ever enjoy the present.
i don’t think nostalgia is a bad thing, but i can definitely fall into feeling sad because i’m yearning for different eras of my life (here’s the kicker- even if i know i was actually miserable during that time, but now that i’m slightly more removed, i’ve romanticized the experience)
well the other day my mom and i talked about the idea of being nostalgic for the moment you’re currently in. notice all of the little details that are creating the experience you’re having, and be grateful that you live a life that’s worth remembering and looking back on. file that moment away, so then, weeks/months/years from now when you’re looking back on this moment, you’ll know that you experienced it fully.
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