Sparking a memory...

It's funny how one certain thing can immediately spark a memory. It is instant.  It could be a song you heard, or a scent that triggers a particular place or event you attended.  It is memory in its most simple form.  It sits there in our brain, just waiting for the opportunity to remind us of something that we experienced.  If it was very enjoyable or even the opposite, our memory is at the ready with that one spark to trigger it.  I had just that spark this morning while cutting into a fresh pineapple.  I rarely buy them fresh, and it is unfortunate because they are simply delicious!  (Note to self....buy more fresh pineapple).  This spark brought me right back to sitting on a carpeted living room floor with my teen boyfriend while his mother prepared fresh pineapple for us to snack on. She brought it out to us and set it on the coffee table where we sat on the floor.  I thought how luxurious and royal this simple moment felt.  I thought how beautiful and considerate this mother was for giving us this wonderful treat.  Tell me, what has sparked your memory recently?

Mementos.......

a dainty tea cup and saucer

an old deck of cards

the personal hand written note to you

a vintage locket

                       with a photo 

                                        of your mom inside

 Mementos are what keep us connected to our past...

  They are what we hang onto throughout our lives

 in order to revisit that particular

 moment in time when we received them.   

reminding us  
                                    of a happier time
                                                                   or place

 

"We do not remember days.....we remember moments" Cecsare Pavese

 

Memento: something that is kept as a reminder of a person, place or thing.  Webster.