today i am mulling over the idea of past experiences and expectations of present time things and the relationship that memory and nostalgia has with our feelings about life
i know this is sort of a broad subject
sometimes having some knowledge of what something will be like can help us relax and have an amount of confidence in our ability to succeed at the task or occasion set before us
and of course there are those lucky---probably rare people that have no fear or need of preparation---they just seem to float through existence with no desire for a road map or dress code
it's true that vivid emotions of a past situation can cloudy the chance of spontaneity and joy
but would ice-cream and other delicious bits of living be as good if there was no anticipation or longing for what you recall as pleasurable
or is there no living up to any first
Very deep topics Lynn. I think there's a middle ground. I think that we sometimes seek the familiar because of the comfort. But sometimes our soul needs the spontaneity of the unfamiliar :)
ReplyDeleteyeah the balance thing--something i am not very good at doing :)
DeleteI don't understand how people can get through life without a little preparation. I'm a firm believer of luck = preparation + opportunity.
ReplyDeletei am a planner---so i know what you mean sherry!
DeleteI like to plan and be prepared for most things though I like spontaneity when on vacation. My one son lives with little planning. We can't figure it out but things seem to work out for him.
ReplyDeletehaha i know people like that too---so i guess it's good things turn out for them!
DeleteWe do learn from our past. I believe an experience can't be recreated as if it had never happened, but I've also found it can be as nice or better the second time around.
ReplyDeletei know joanne---i have often tried to imagine something has never happened before--things that i might have anxiety about because of a preconceived notion---and it's almost impossible
DeleteI find new experiences can still be quite exhilarating and many after repetition even get better. But as I get older, I feel I'm no longer full of the joys of spring. I'll go to bed tonight hoping I'll get a good night's sleep. I'd hope that spontaneity will kick in tomorrow and I'll book a deep sea diving course in the Bermuda Triangle.
ReplyDeleteI am joyous though that my newest granddaughter (after an eight year gap) has arrived and I can't wait till I get to see her in a fortnight's time.
i can tell you have great joy and that is such a gift---and so happy for the arrival of a new granddaughter!!!!
DeleteHI Lynn, it's been awhile. Our Winter in Colorado was too long. All of your writing becomes a poem in my mind, glad you are still writing.
ReplyDeletehey there---it has been some time----hope you are well----thanks so much---i am glad my writing hits you that way :)
DeleteI think perhaps even those who seem to have no fear have it...maybe they're just better at hiding it! Or their fears are things that are opposite of what we would expect. They can skydive and climb mountains, for instance, but the idea of getting married and settling down terrifies them.
ReplyDeletevery interesting take on those rare people--thanks stephanie
DeleteThere are the free spirits among us. I wish I could be more like that. I'd probably be happier, but I'm a planner and a bit of a worrier, even when I know it's totally not worth doing that worrying stuff.
ReplyDeletei too am a planner and i hate to admit--a worrier---but there are great parts of me that take risks and dream a bit :)
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