So I was listening to a song last night that took me on a walk down memory lane. I sent a link to my friend so they could listen to it too. He laughed and told me the song* was ridiculous, and the singer even more "goofy." I then continued to explain the reason why I love the song. The memories of hanging out with my mom during the day when my older sister was at school. Dancing and singing this song at the tops of our lungs. Getting out the mini trampoline and dancing on that so I could try to be as tall as my mom. Good times!
I had a completely separate conversation with another friend about something similar. We spoke about our favorite smells. The reason we love these smells is because each one invokes a different good memory. For him it was the smell of leather in his car, pine trees around Christmas time, and airplane fuel. These all brought back good memories: when he bought his car, times with family, and his passion for flying airplanes (respectively). Mine also brought back memories. Kool-aid - those hot childhood summer days playing in the front yard with my friends and Mom bringing us refreshment, Sam's paws - the day I brought her home from the pound, and sauteed garlic and onions - my cooking classes back in high school.
So basically what I'm getting at here is this: take time to make memories. If something is "good" savor it. Take time to be excellent, extreme, and infinite. Break the rules now and then. Make friends that go out of their way to be ridiculous! Just because life is hard (as it is for most people) doesn't mean that it has to be all the time...when those moments happen grab onto them and don't let them go. Sometimes when things are hardest we can make things easier on ourselves by remembering simpler days.
Enjoy the now for later.
*Incidentally, the song I was listening to is found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anCg5EiB2AM
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