Senses and Memories
You know how songs, especially older songs, can take you back in time for just a minute? I was thinking of this on my drive today. I found the Generation X station, and relived most of my life on my drive to work.
I started to list a bunch of songs, and how they relate to me. I realized there are just too many to list. So many memories, and so many songs to file them by. It's funny how musical notes, or vocals can trigger a momory. Some of those are good memories, and some bad. Makes you wonder, how well we would remember things without our senses.
What I'm trying to say is this. Not only music, or our hearing can trgger a memory, but also touch, and smell.
-Mothballs, Zest soap, and Right Guard all remind me of Boot Camp.
-Tommy Girl, Realities, Exclamation, Bath and Body Works Lotion, and Obsession all remind me of girls/women I have loved.
-Christmas trees remind me of my families Logging jobs.
-A Lawn Mower stored in the garage, still warm from a mowing job, takes me back to my youth.
-The smell of warm concrete when it first gets wet, reminds me of my youth.
-A cloudy, drizzling day here in Florida makes me think of Washington, especially in the colder months.
I can't really think of any 'touches' that bring back old memories. Except maybe an embrace from my parents, or Aunts and Uncles.
What triggers memories for you?
I started to list a bunch of songs, and how they relate to me. I realized there are just too many to list. So many memories, and so many songs to file them by. It's funny how musical notes, or vocals can trigger a momory. Some of those are good memories, and some bad. Makes you wonder, how well we would remember things without our senses.
What I'm trying to say is this. Not only music, or our hearing can trgger a memory, but also touch, and smell.
-Mothballs, Zest soap, and Right Guard all remind me of Boot Camp.
-Tommy Girl, Realities, Exclamation, Bath and Body Works Lotion, and Obsession all remind me of girls/women I have loved.
-Christmas trees remind me of my families Logging jobs.
-A Lawn Mower stored in the garage, still warm from a mowing job, takes me back to my youth.
-The smell of warm concrete when it first gets wet, reminds me of my youth.
-A cloudy, drizzling day here in Florida makes me think of Washington, especially in the colder months.
I can't really think of any 'touches' that bring back old memories. Except maybe an embrace from my parents, or Aunts and Uncles.
What triggers memories for you?
posted by Tall Molly Man at 6:46 PM
1 Comments:
No "touches" that bring back memories? Those embraces are much stronger memories than you can imagine right now. Nurturing touches in childhood help define who we are, as do inappropriate touches. You'd better check out my website to get a clue on the unrecognized power of touch. Paula, www.touch-ability.com
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