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 make a memory this week. Special moments
Speaker 1: give shape and meaning to our lives, and they keep
Speaker 1: us from having no idea where the time actually went.
Speaker 1: I know lots of Before Breakfast listeners lead full lives.
Speaker 1: We like to get things done, and that is great.
Speaker 1: So here is one more thing to add to the
Speaker 1: list this week, something that will make this week stand
Speaker 1: out in your memory. What could you do this week
Speaker 1: so that at least a month in the future you
Speaker 1: might still be able to recall it? How about a
Speaker 1: year from now? Is there anything you could do this
Speaker 1: week that you might be able to recall a year
Speaker 1: from now, at least with a little help. This can
Speaker 1: be a tricky assignment. Obviously, if you are on vacation,
Speaker 1: that is one thing, But think back to, say, last
Speaker 1: year around this time. What did you do a year
Speaker 1: ago that you can recall now? The answer for many
Speaker 1: of us is probably not that much. We get busy
Speaker 1: with our lives and don't necessarily think about what we
Speaker 1: are doing that our future selves might be able to
Speaker 1: look back upon one day. Of work or one weekend
Speaker 1: day is much like any other day, but with a
Speaker 1: little thought. My guess is that you could do something
Speaker 1: out of the ordinary enough for fun enough that you
Speaker 1: might be able to remember it. Memories come from novelty
Speaker 1: or intensity. So what could you do this week that
Speaker 1: would fit into those categories. Maybe by the end of
Speaker 1: the week you could have a family care contest. Bring
Speaker 1: in your neighbors if you want additional competitors. I know,
Speaker 1: if you have been listening to Before Breakfast regularly, you
Speaker 1: heard my tip on having a go to karaoke song.
Speaker 1: Maybe you could make that two hour drive this Saturday
Speaker 1: and get together with your college roommate for a few hours.
Speaker 1: You've been saying you want to do that for the
Speaker 1: past year. This is as good a week as any.
Speaker 1: Maybe you and your partner could try out that Latin
Speaker 1: dance class that your gym is advertising. You might be
Speaker 1: terrible at it. That could make quite the memory too,
Speaker 1: and I am guessing it would give you guys something
Speaker 1: to talk about. Or maybe you could get up before dawn,
Speaker 1: drive to that hilltop trail and see the sunrise somewhere amazing.
Speaker 1: I don't know what the memory might be for you,
Speaker 1: but I can at least explain why I think you
Speaker 1: should aim to make a memory this week. Thinking about
Speaker 1: making memories prompts us to take the long view and
Speaker 1: to consider what will matter in the future. Your inbox
Speaker 1: will likely still be there in a month or a year.
Speaker 1: You won't remember ninety nine percent of what is in it,
Speaker 1: but you will remember that catch up lunch and walk
Speaker 1: with your friend who lives two hours away. We can
Speaker 1: get caught up in the minutia of our lives. Aiming
Speaker 1: to make a memory reminds us to step back and
Speaker 1: think and second, the existence of memories is what makes
Speaker 1: time feel richer and more full. This wasn't just a
Speaker 1: week like any other week. This was the week that
Speaker 1: we had that family karaoke contest, or that you took
Speaker 1: that trip to visit your college roommate, or that you
Speaker 1: tripped all over each other at that Latin dance class.
Speaker 1: Now time doesn't disappear so easily into the wash of
Speaker 1: the past. So as you are thinking through your upcoming week,
Speaker 1: think about how you might consciously create a memory. Spend
Speaker 1: a little time thinking about this, look at when it
Speaker 1: could happen some night this week on the weekend, what
Speaker 1: might be worth doing. What logistics would you need to
Speaker 1: take care of. Then, as you are doing this memorable thing,
Speaker 1: go ahead and do some work for your future self.
Speaker 1: Think about what the scene looks like, Try to remember details.
Speaker 1: How would you describe this, Take some pictures, tell someone
Speaker 1: else about it. You are rehearsing how you would tell
Speaker 1: yourself about it a year from now, and enjoy it.
Speaker 1: Savor what you can. All time passes, but sometime stands
Speaker 1: out more than other. If you make a memory this week,
Speaker 1: then this week isn't really gone. It lives on in
Speaker 1: your mind 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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