MONDAY MUSINGS: NOSTALGIA

Hi Guys,

Hope you enjoyed your long weekend and had a chance to chill and relax! We had the girls over for a visit from Vancouver and what a fabulous weekend it was! I get moments of nostalgia for the good old days when our girls were little and we’d go out for adventures around the town and do lots of things together. They were — and still are — ‘My Besties!’  Being a Mom to three amazing daughters reminds me how lucky I am!!

Nostalgia for the good old days hits me in waves, especially during the C-19 pandemic and all that social isolation. I don’t let it bring me down, but rather handle it like a grown-up now — or so I like to think! Eckhart Tolle once said that the past is useless to us, unless it helps us in our present moment! After all, to live a positive life, it is essential to live in the NOW! Right?

With all that in mind, I keep a Pandora’s Box of very happy memories stashed away in my head. In moments of nostalgia for the past, I open the box, and choose my favourite memories to pull out. I re-live moments from my childhood with my parents, siblings, friends, loved ones no longer with me, and my kids when they were all younger and still living at home. These memories sustain me. I know that one day we will all be reunited in Paradise, along with my pets!

This weekend, my darling daughters and I re-lived some of our fondest memories with a visit to all our favourite haunts, such as Beacon Hill Ice-cream Emporium, Naughty Nelly’s yummy fish ‘n chips for a take-away, Chinatown, Le Roux French Cafe for coffee and decadent desserts and of course our drive all around the town and beach like we love to do. It was truly wonderful. I was sad when they left so Coco and I hung out together. She was sad too but glad to have Momma all to herself again!I hope when you have moments of nostalgia for the past, that you don’t let those memories overwhelm you with sadness for departed loved ones, but rather ‘Treasure the Memories’. Keep them in a special place in your heart. Open that box  and enjoy the good ones, just like a box of chocolates.

That way Nostalgia is healthy and not sad!

Have a wonderful week ahead!

Hugs,

Patricia and Coco xxx