Think about the period of your life for which you have the greatest nostalgia. Once you identify that time period, think of why you’re so nostalgic about it. What elements could you revive in your life now?
Weird coincidence, but I’m kind of taking the greatest hits of my entire life. To wit: I’ve already talked about how I’ve resurrected the model making. That’s a positive. I’m revisiting much of the music I listened to during that period of music formation, which for me was around 9-10 to 16-17 or so. Plus, I’m still discovering new music all the time, so natch!
So, I’ve not really a nostalgic person. I’m pretty realistic about where I came from, and where I am now. I carry the best of my life with me, and would not want to revisit any period of my past really. My first tour of Germany was great, but I wouldn’t want to go back and relive the past. I was young, lived in a great location, was making money with minimal responsibility, but that was then, and I moved on from it. College was great. Again, still young, not making any money, but I was truly ready for the college experience. I was ready for the classroom and being a student. Being the first in my family to get a full education. But I graduated, went back in the Army, and started a new phase of my life. I moved on. I still read a lot, and I do not consider my education “complete”, but I don’t need to relive that period of my life.
I’ve never really understood the impulse to revisit or relive a period of your life. It just seems like an immature fantasy. The catch is, of course, what people that want that fantasy usually don’t say is taking the knowledge and experience back in time with you to your younger age. Foolishness of foolishness.
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