Nostalgia!

May Word of the Month:

Nostalgia

"a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations."

Nostalgia......it's such a feel good word. The moment you hear the word it summons warm memories. Like your favorite blanket, the word seems to envelop and comfort you.

It's like a cup of hot chocolate on a cold winter's day.

It's also the apex of the slippery slope.

All too often , it is easy to get hing up on nostalgia.

 The good old days.

The "I remember when a loaf of bread cost a dime" days.

 The remember when days. 

I am not sure which slippery slope is more treacherous, the head in the sand or the good old days one.

One thing is for certain, if you spend too much time in either place I will never get to where I am going.

(Wherever that may be?)

Every now and then, it certainly is nice to reminisce.

To remember and recall past exploits and accomplishments. It's wonderful when I have the chance to recount tales of days gone by.

Living in them and yearning to return to them is an impossibility.

For good or for bad, the good old days helped make me who I am today.

If I spend all of my time looking back at them,I have absolutely no chance of finding what lies ahead of me.

Nostalgia. 

It's a pretty word.

And like a pretty flower, it's better to appreciate it and then leave it untouched.