Let your senses guide you...

Senses

Have you ever walked into a room and suddenly become flushed with emotion because the dude who just walked past you smelled like your ex? Have you purchased a vintage sweater and notice it has the same flower perfume still on it that's just like the one your grandma used to wear? What about the smell of sweat and leather that immediately brings you back to your dancing days, hours of practice in the studio before the first time you step on stage?

It amazes me how the senses, specifically the sense of smell, can trigger memories that you may have forgotten, overlooked, or even locked away. And each smell is like a fingerprint. To one person, it may just be the smell of fresh-cut lumber, but to you it's that time you helped your dad build that project together and when he taught you how to properly use a hammer. Just from smelling something!!!

The other day I was going through my books. Just looking through my modest collection and looking for something to read. I cracked open an old book and I was instantly brought back to the days I would go to the library with my brother and my friend. We'd read Garfield comics, sweet valley high books and R.L. Stine books, bringing home piles upon piles of books every day. I was maybe 7 or 8 when I did this. I hadn't thought of this in ages! I was the cutest nerd ever reading terrible books, but the smell of books brought me back to this!! That's pretty cool!

This post doesn't really have much of a conclusion besides... Go smell some shit. Seriously. Go through old stuff - sports gear, books, stuffed animals, clothes - and see what memories are sparked. It's nice to take a break and remember stuff in a non-conventional manner... It's weird, but it actually makes the memory more meaningful!

Go try it! Stop and smell the roses... And sneakers... And books... And whatever else thatyour can get your hands on that may spark a memory. It's nice to step back and remember... And maybe forget the crap you're dealing with right now.

Take a moment to remember what you forgot so you can forget. If only for a moment.

-janeovision


- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone