What’s in a Memory?

“The best thing about memories is making them” – Unknown Author

At any given moment, you can pause and reflect, there you are taking yourself back in time, remembering what once was. What are memories, other than moments previously lived. All that is left of them are flashbacks in your mind’s eye or photos and videos, that are physical evidence of a framed precise moment. Some of those memories are the reason why we are still pushing through this life. Some are holding us back from living. Everything has its opposite polls. Memories are no different. The question here, are memories affecting the quality of your current life? Continue reading

Let the Past Be in the Past

Many times we hold on to things from the past. From memories to emotions to sentimental objects.  And while we may convince ourselves that we have moved on and we are just holding on to something that meant a great deal to us, in fact we haven’t truly let go because we don’t want to. There is a part of us that still wants to hold on. And we continue living an illusion that we moved on. Continue reading

The “Take For Granted” Lesson

At some point in our lives, we realize that we take things for granted, we take each other for granted. Meaning we get so comfortable in having certain things in our lives and certain people around us. It is when we no longer have those things or people that we come to the realization that we have taken things for granted. Continue reading

Goodbye

How do you find the words to say Goodbye? How do you walk away knowing that with every step you take, you are one step further away from the one you love? How does your heart not break in two? How do you do it?

Goodbyes are one of the most difficult things in our lives.  There are those goodbyes that we choose and those we do not.  There are those that we are prepared for and those we are not. There are those goodbyes that you get over eventually and those that you cannot. Continue reading