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Danielle's avatar

I have to come back and read all of this. I just wanted to say that I have had that Taylor song stuck in my head all week! Haha so nice to connect.

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Danielle's avatar

Finally read this piece. I loved this focus on nostalgia. I feel like we talk about it a lot, but hardly understand it. It's like you said, the further we are away from a memory or moment in our life, the more broad the memory becomes and we remember the good feelings we used to have... To answer your question, I wouldn't go back. I love my life in the present, and am working towards a dream of mine, but until then I still really enjoy my life. I think though it is because I am living out dreams that I once had as a child or university student. I remind myself constantly that I used to dream about being where I am at. So, I need to relish in these present moments before they shift too quickly into something else.

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Ritwik Upadhyay's avatar

So true!! Danielle. If we are living the dreams we had as a child, in the present, then it’s the best achievement for us.

Thankyou for coming back and reading this. 🥹✨♥️

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Very thought provoking... I'd never really thought about it quite that way before, I'd often said to my children I wish I could go back to my childhood and take them with me to show them how things were then, or let them experience some of the things I got up to, (things I wouldn't dream of doing nowadays, )

I sometimes shudder to think of those things, 😉😂😊 but they were such fun at the time...

I think it's best to visit in our thoughts, like you said, a brain vacation, and then come back to the now...

Thank you for sharing this thought with us, I have enjoyed it very much 👩‍🌾🐕🫂🪻💜

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Ritwik Upadhyay's avatar

Thankyou so much for reading!!🥹🫶✨

What you said, is so true!! ♥️🙌✨

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Marja Writes's avatar

Woah..i helped me to understand better,the meaning of nostalgia....

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Ritwik Upadhyay's avatar

Glad you liked it!!✨😊

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max's avatar

i resonated to the lyrics of that song as well and felt understood as i was reading <3

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Ritwik Upadhyay's avatar

I know right!!

It’s one of her best songs if you ask me.

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Ritwik Upadhyay's avatar

You’re right!!!

It’s a very easy trap to fall into.

But sometimes it’s good to do that. To escape from our present lives.

Thanks for reading. ♥️😊

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Ritwik Upadhyay's avatar

So true Luna!!

Pictures are treasure chests of Nostalgia!!!

This was a lovely read about your nostalgic experience.

Thankyou for reading!!♥️✨

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