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Aging: Encountering My Past...

8/15/2019

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Sometimes I’ll be in the grocery store shopping for something mundane, like tomatoes, and a certain song will come on that will just transport me to another time. And there I am, standing in the aisle among all the vegetables, getting goosebumps.

Are you like me in this way? I hope I’m not the only one.

I am so happy when I encounter something or someone great from my past - and not just a song, but a childhood toy, a familiar smell, or a book I thought was out of print.

We are a conglomeration of all our experiences, but it’s hard to continually remember them. Even the good ones. That’s why all these encounters are beneficial, because they carry with them such fantastic memories.

As some might say, we get “all the feels.”
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And yet what a difference they can make as we age, because they represent something greater: a part of us we may think is gone is actually alive and well. Though it’s temporarily forgotten, it’s still very much woven into the history of our being.  
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Erica (The Prepping Wife) link
8/20/2019 07:26:38 am

I love it when this happens! I was at some sort of festival a couple of years ago, and there was a stand with homemade canned goods. I distinctly remember them having pickled beets and I asked if they were good. I was offered a sample, and as soon as I tasted it, I was transported back to my childhood when my aunt would home can her own pickled beets. Ahh, it was heavenly. That memory was crystal clear in my mind, like I really was back in that moment.

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Gina (Love, Auntie) link
8/20/2019 07:33:20 am

Erica, that's a fantastic memory. Thanks for sharing! You are SO right - taste is a huge reminder of past memories!

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Heidi link
8/21/2019 03:12:47 pm

What a wonderful story!

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Julia link
8/20/2019 09:46:58 am

Thank you for the post. I can imagine the feeling...

I grew up in another country and this rarely happens to me in my new country as the cultural inheritance is different. Songs, books, shows are not the same I grew up with. Even if I come across a book I read in my childhood or youth, it would be in a different language... Speaking of songs and language... We did listen to some English/ American songs (not many were available), but back then I didn't speak English... When I listen to these songs now, they make me smile, because finally, I can understand what they are about :)

I visited my country once during the past 27 years, and a lot has changed during these years - so, it didn't feel like MY country anymore. However, the small things like you described were poping-up here and there reminding of my childhood and triggering lovely emotions.

Warm regards,

~ Julia

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Gina (Love, Auntie) link
8/20/2019 10:44:44 am

Julia,
I'm so glad you shared this with me. It's those lovely emotions that help keep me going when I'm feeling down. I hope you continue to have many of them...even in the new country! :)

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Sarah Barker
8/20/2019 10:59:02 am

Yes, I have a lot of memories tied to music!

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Gina (Love, Auntie) link
8/20/2019 10:45:49 pm

It's the best isn't it??? :D :D :D

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Alexandra link
8/20/2019 03:16:12 pm

This was really sweet and it actually did bring back fond memories of when I was a kid. And you're right, those memories are usually triggered by something like a smell. This morning as I drove my kids to school I passed this huge pond that has trees and cat tails and very tall grass all around and I reminded me of these fields behind all the home where I lived that I used to run through and there was a creek and it looked like a big wheat field. I had good feelings associated with that memory. So it's kind of funny that I stumbled upon your post!

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Gina (Love, Auntie) link
8/20/2019 10:51:07 pm

Alexandra, Thanks so much for sharing! What a great memory - nature is amazing. And you are right - smell will do it! (Do you know I still think of Christmas when I smell scotch tape? ha ha! All the years of wrapping up gifts with that stuff!)

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Smita link
8/21/2019 03:19:30 am

It happens so much with me! I have smells associated with a lot of experiences. My Garnier Cocoon body lotion takes me back to my childhood in winter when it used to be favorite smell!

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Gina (Love, Auntie) link
8/21/2019 06:07:38 am

Smita - Amazing! Lotions are so comforting!!! After reading people's comments, I think I'm even more aware of scent now :)

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Christins link
8/21/2019 06:27:30 am

Wow this is so me lol. I can definitely relate!

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Gina (Love, Auntie) link
8/21/2019 10:24:08 am

So glad I'm not the only one getting emotional in the tomatoes! ha ha!

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Luna S
8/21/2019 07:22:17 am

I am the same way, and certain scents make me think of different memories as well.

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Gina (Love, Auntie) link
8/21/2019 10:26:37 am

Smells are so powerful!!! :)

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The Sunny Side Lifestyle Co. link
8/21/2019 03:14:37 pm

Music definitely transports me back to specific points of time in my life. The grocery store is a good place to hear a variety of music from different time periods outside of the 3 stations I listen to in my car. It is amazing how vivid the memories come when a song comes on. One of life's little pleasures.

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Gina (Love, Auntie) link
8/22/2019 01:33:43 am

Oh the grocery store! You are right - ha ha they really do play all kinds! And yes - one of life's little pleasures ;)

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Snehal link
8/22/2019 05:05:44 am

Yes! I have experienced something like this! Mostly with a fragrance there is is this fragrance that i like but till now I dont know which perfume it is!

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Gina (Love, Auntie) link
8/22/2019 11:04:18 am

Ah! I hope you find it soon! :)

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Melanie williams
8/22/2019 07:11:41 am

I love your honest and lovely feelings. I think this can be true...certain smells and also music can trigger memories for sure xx

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Gina (Love, Auntie) link
8/22/2019 11:05:11 am

Thank you! Thanks for reading!

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Live Learn Better link
8/22/2019 07:16:56 am

I have been in this kind of state several times as several places remind me of different scenarios and encounters

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Gina (Love, Auntie) link
8/22/2019 11:06:45 am

I'm glad I'm not the only one! :)

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Sonia Seivwright link
8/22/2019 03:01:05 pm

Beautiful touching memory. You made me teary

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Gina (Love, Auntie) link
8/25/2019 09:45:17 am

Thank you, Sonia!

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Debra Roberts link
8/25/2019 09:19:39 am

That happens to me whenever I see Pepsi in glass bottles! Remembering dragging those things back to the store to retrieve our bottle deposits and then starting over...and that icy cold goodness (when it had cane sugar and HFCS) on a hot summer day. Great memories~

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Gina (Love, Auntie) link
8/25/2019 09:46:30 am

Debra, you make me thirsty just reading about them - sounds amazing!!!! Thanks for sharing :) :)

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wanderlustbeautydreams@yahoo.com link
8/27/2019 07:02:37 am

I love how songs can take you back to a place of your past!

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