Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,
Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is to spend a night on memory Lane. Purposefully
Speaker 1: taking and evening this week to look through old photos
Speaker 1: or cards can be quite enjoyable. You'll probably like recalling
Speaker 1: special memories far more than most things people do to
Speaker 1: fill their weekday evenings. So I know from studying time
Speaker 1: logs that many people find weekday evenings challenging to use. Well.
Speaker 1: We are tired after work and it's hard to go anywhere,
Speaker 1: especially as the weather turns darker and colder. We do
Speaker 1: the mustos with kids and chores, and then we fill
Speaker 1: any discretionary time with mindless screen consumption. But if you
Speaker 1: are looking to make one night this week feel a
Speaker 1: little more special without going anywhere, try this. Consciously spend
Speaker 1: a night on memory lane. If you are on social media,
Speaker 1: you may sometimes be presented with a photo from today's
Speaker 1: date years ago. It can be fun to be reminded
Speaker 1: of a special moment in your past that you found
Speaker 1: it meaningful enough to post about at the time. But
Speaker 1: you don't have to rely on social media to indulge
Speaker 1: this nostalgia. You can purposefully visit the past yourself if
Speaker 1: you have taken the time in the past to make
Speaker 1: photo albums or digital photo books. This is a pretty
Speaker 1: straightforward process. Pull one or two out, ideally ones you
Speaker 1: haven't looked through in a while. Gather your spouse or kids,
Speaker 1: or if you know that another relative or friend has
Speaker 1: photos from the same time, maybe you could face time
Speaker 1: or zoom together, or you could make yourself a festive
Speaker 1: bever do this on your own, then go through and
Speaker 1: reminisce about the experiences and moments captured in these photos.
Speaker 1: Remember when your hair was that short or that long,
Speaker 1: Remember when your niece who just got married was that little.
Speaker 1: Maybe you haven't thought about that trip to Montreal in years,
Speaker 1: but when you look at the photos, memories will come
Speaker 1: back and you can say, hey, remember when we Even
Speaker 1: if you aren't so organized, that's no problem. You can
Speaker 1: look through a random file of old photos on your computer,
Speaker 1: or look at the archives on Shutterfly, or just go
Speaker 1: through the photos on your phone or ones buried in
Speaker 1: a box in a closet. Maybe focus on a few
Speaker 1: dozen shots from a particular time period. But the point
Speaker 1: is to do this intentionally. Most of the time when
Speaker 1: we take photos, people are aiming to capture happy moments
Speaker 1: or at least meaningful ones. Focus on a time period
Speaker 1: when that was the case weddings, graduations, particular vacations, or
Speaker 1: just outings when the kids were little. If you see
Speaker 1: someone in a photo that you haven't talked with in
Speaker 1: a while, this can be a nice reason to reach out,
Speaker 1: or maybe you'll decide that you want to visit that
Speaker 1: park that's an hour away. This fall too, given how
Speaker 1: nice the pictures were from a decade ago. If you
Speaker 1: make a point of choosing a happy time or one
Speaker 1: that felt meaningful to you, then this night on memory
Speaker 1: lane will be a far more pleasant way to spend
Speaker 1: an hour then simply scrolling through headlines or watching reality TV.
Speaker 1: And especially if you do this with company, it can
Speaker 1: be just as entertaining. Also, if you are feeling a
Speaker 1: little weary or bored with life, know this, a night
Speaker 1: on memory lane can help you change your story. Lots
Speaker 1: of good things have happened in your life. Okay, maybe
Speaker 1: you had more hair or fewer wrinkles in the past photos,
Speaker 1: but now you have all these memories. It can really
Speaker 1: change the narrative, and that is not bad for a
Speaker 1: weekday night. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening,
Speaker 1: and here's to making the most of our time. Thanks
Speaker 1: for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas,
Speaker 1: or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura
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