I want to talk about a feeling that comes up for most of us from time to time, the one that cloys like sweet musk and has a weightiness that presses and lingers. It’s a…
Posts tagged nostalgia
Summer days
As I walk down the street on this summer day, I’m walking through every other summer day that came before. All of the ones contained within me burst open like that barefooted girl running…
Nostalgia, my funny friend
Nostalgia visits me sometimes. More often than many, I would venture to guess. When it comes, it weighs like a heavy cloud on my chest, moist and full of emotion, threatening to burst, in streams down…
Hunting for the joy that once was
When was the last time you felt a moment of total elation? Feet off the ground, body weightless elation. Free of self-consciousness, free of worry, free of the impending burden of tomorrow. Has it been…
Swallowing it down
And then that song starts playing in the coffee shop. The slogging tasks of work ahead suddenly fade. The light streaming in the windows reminds me of the artist’s name; “Atmosphere.” I’m transported back to…