As an adult, have you ever thought about an article of your past, or a really good memory, that you’d like to have back? Something that really makes you smile when you think about it, or holds a fond memory of perhaps a special person or special event in your life? Perhaps you got rid of this certain article because you thought it no longer had any special meaning to you. Perhaps this item was given to a friend. Perhaps it went in to the trash. Or perhaps it was lost in a person tragedy, such as a fire, or a flood. As for the item, maybe it is a record album that brings back memories of your youth. Maybe it’s a map or postcard from a favorite vacation spot. Maybe it’s a movie poster from your all time favorite movie. Wherever it is, and whatever this article is, it is no longer with you, but you think of it often. For me, it was two things. The first, a set of chalk pastels, a beautiful set of chalk pastels. The pastels were given to me, by my mom, the Christmas before she past away, back in 1987. While I never got rid of the pastels, they seemed to have fallen out of my sight for many years. Between marriage, and moving, and child birth, and life, the pastels seemed to have gotten packed away with many of my other art supplies. A few years back, I began to think about my pastels, and how much they meant to me, mostly because they were given to me by my mom. As I think Ive mentioned many times, my mom was an amazing lady, and I know she truly believed in me, and I believe she still does. When I began to think about the pastels, I became obsessed with finding them. Well, low and behold, the pastels have been located, and I just love having them back in my life. I proudly display them in my room, on my art center. They are a constant reminder to me of my mom, her love and belief in me, and a reminder to me about my art, my love for it, and how I need to be creative every day. The second item is a felt tip pen. Sounds silly I know, but I happen to fall in love with writing with these pens, when I worked in a Communications firm many years ago. I loved the pens, and when I left the firm, I left the pens behind. For years, I mean years, I searched for these pens, always coming up empty handed. It wasn’t until recently, like a month ago, that I was able to find the pens, thanks to Google! As it turns out, the pen company had been bought out, and changed names. After a search, and a $13.00 purchase, the pens are back in my life, and I could not be happier…good old NIJI Stylist pens…love them, and so happy to have them back!
Today’s activity: buying back a piece of your past
Today I encourage you to think about, and perhaps, buy back a piece of your past. As you have read from my examples, the items do not have to be large, or expensive, but they do have some special meaning in your life. Once you think about it, or maybe you’ve thought about this item for years, I invite you to devise a plan to get the item back. Perhaps you’ll have to do a Google search, or perhaps you’ll have to visit second hand or antique stores to locate your item, but trust me, it is out there! The more difficult it is to find the item, the more you will appreciate it when it returns into your world. This adventure is not about acquiring a material object back into your life, it is about bringing back a fond memory for you. Helping you recall some part of your past, which help to mold you into the amazing being that you are today. Have fun with it, and don’t give up. Just life my pastels and pens, if it exists, it can be yours…again!
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