I find that all my memories are entwined
with
not just a picture in my mind
but
all the senses combined.~ Elora Henig
Of course, the traditional five senses we learn about in grade school are sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste. Surprisingly there are more senses, according to academic studies, but that's another post, maybe.
For me, all five senses overlap in importance depending upon the circumstance. Some memories are triggered by a smell; salt marsh, a taste; french fries with malt vinegar, a touch; sand between your toes, each important on it's own or can combine to form a particular picture.
[Daydreams for a moment]
Ahhhhh, The aroma of a fresh cut lawn and wet earth are a couple of my favorite smells. Focus...Elora focus. [makes note of future post ideas]Excuse me, my mind is just a mess of wires crisscrossing and they tend to get jumbled up often. For me, I believe, music plays a strong role in evoking powerful emotional flashbacks.
Alright then music... the song that sparked this post is from [plays fanfare] Yellowcard, One Year, Six Months. Although I've not been in SL that long, only one year and almost five months, it's close enough.
(portion of the lyrics)
I'm falling into memories of you and things we used to do
Follow me there
A beautiful somewhere
A place that I can share with you
I can tell that you don't know me anymore
It's easy to forget, sometimes we just forget
And being on this road is anything but sure
Maybe we'll forget, I hope we don't forget
<-------one year, four months
one year ago
It's a lovely song. Listen, if you have a moment.
