WEBVTT - Spend a night on memory lane

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to spend a night on memory Lane. Purposefully

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<v Speaker 1>taking and evening this week to look through old photos

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<v Speaker 1>or cards can be quite enjoyable. You'll probably like recalling

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<v Speaker 1>special memories far more than most things people do to

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<v Speaker 1>fill their weekday evenings. So I know from studying time

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<v Speaker 1>logs that many people find weekday evenings challenging to use. Well.

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<v Speaker 1>We are tired after work and it's hard to go anywhere,

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<v Speaker 1>especially as the weather turns darker and colder. We do

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<v Speaker 1>the mustos with kids and chores, and then we fill

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<v Speaker 1>any discretionary time with mindless screen consumption. But if you

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<v Speaker 1>are looking to make one night this week feel a

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<v Speaker 1>little more special without going anywhere, try this. Consciously spend

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<v Speaker 1>a night on memory lane. If you are on social media,

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<v Speaker 1>you may sometimes be presented with a photo from today's

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<v Speaker 1>date years ago. It can be fun to be reminded

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<v Speaker 1>of a special moment in your past that you found

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<v Speaker 1>it meaningful enough to post about at the time. But

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<v Speaker 1>you don't have to rely on social media to indulge

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<v Speaker 1>this nostalgia. You can purposefully visit the past yourself if

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<v Speaker 1>you have taken the time in the past to make

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<v Speaker 1>photo albums or digital photo books. This is a pretty

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<v Speaker 1>straightforward process. Pull one or two out, ideally ones you

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<v Speaker 1>haven't looked through in a while. Gather your spouse or kids,

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<v Speaker 1>or if you know that another relative or friend has

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<v Speaker 1>photos from the same time, maybe you could face time

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<v Speaker 1>or zoom together, or you could make yourself a festive

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<v Speaker 1>bever do this on your own, then go through and

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<v Speaker 1>reminisce about the experiences and moments captured in these photos.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember when your hair was that short or that long,

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<v Speaker 1>Remember when your niece who just got married was that little.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you haven't thought about that trip to Montreal in years,

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<v Speaker 1>but when you look at the photos, memories will come

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<v Speaker 1>back and you can say, hey, remember when we Even

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<v Speaker 1>if you aren't so organized, that's no problem. You can

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<v Speaker 1>look through a random file of old photos on your computer,

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<v Speaker 1>or look at the archives on Shutterfly, or just go

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<v Speaker 1>through the photos on your phone or ones buried in

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<v Speaker 1>a box in a closet. Maybe focus on a few

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<v Speaker 1>dozen shots from a particular time period. But the point

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<v Speaker 1>is to do this intentionally. Most of the time when

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<v Speaker 1>we take photos, people are aiming to capture happy moments

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<v Speaker 1>or at least meaningful ones. Focus on a time period

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<v Speaker 1>when that was the case weddings, graduations, particular vacations, or

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<v Speaker 1>just outings when the kids were little. If you see

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<v Speaker 1>someone in a photo that you haven't talked with in

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<v Speaker 1>a while, this can be a nice reason to reach out,

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<v Speaker 1>or maybe you'll decide that you want to visit that

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<v Speaker 1>park that's an hour away. This fall too, given how

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<v Speaker 1>nice the pictures were from a decade ago. If you

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<v Speaker 1>make a point of choosing a happy time or one

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<v Speaker 1>that felt meaningful to you, then this night on memory

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<v Speaker 1>lane will be a far more pleasant way to spend

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<v Speaker 1>an hour then simply scrolling through headlines or watching reality TV.

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<v Speaker 1>And especially if you do this with company, it can

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<v Speaker 1>be just as entertaining. Also, if you are feeling a

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<v Speaker 1>little weary or bored with life, know this, a night

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<v Speaker 1>on memory lane can help you change your story. Lots

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<v Speaker 1>of good things have happened in your life. Okay, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you had more hair or fewer wrinkles in the past photos,

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<v Speaker 1>but now you have all these memories. It can really

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<v Speaker 1>change the narrative, and that is not bad for a

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<v Speaker 1>weekday night. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening,

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<v Speaker 1>and here's to making the most of our time. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas,

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<v Speaker 1>or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura

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