Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Significance of certain days
I was watching this movie last night that centered around a particular day. It showed the evolution of a friendship. It got me thinking on how I have days that circle me with meaning. May 19th..the day my grandma passed away. A few years before I met my first husband. August 1st...the assault. October 30th the day my supervisor passed away. Happier days...March 16th...The day I got married. Jan 20th. The day I met Jeremy. July 26th...the day I graduated with a Master's degree. The point is these days mean so much to my psyche. It got me wondering about other people and what days impact them...or is it just a me thing? I am guessing not. I put emphasis on these days. Whether bad or good I give control to these days to impact me. Words are just words...until we give them meaning...Dates are just dates...until we give them a memory. It's like having a movie clip in my mind. I watch the clip roll...I find myself smile, cringe, sigh, or laugh. Flashback memories...they call them. I am triggered by them. It can be a positive. It can also be a negative. I am learning to leave them as just that...just a memory, It takes time though. And second chances. Ah movies...between the song playing in Silver Lining Playbook and the date centered in One day...It just got me thinking....Have I got you started now? lol
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I have my journal, which I write in not-so-routinely. But I also have an actual diary, you know, the kind with a page for each date. Except, the diary spans many years. Every now an then, I open it to the current date, write down what year it is, and I write an entry in it. It's an amazing way to have a not-chronological journal. Your significant dates remind me of that, as they span years, even decades. That one day of that one year marks a shift change for you. And yes, we all have them.
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