There are millions of memories buried deep in our minds. We can easily recall a few hundred memories but there are millions that we have no memory of at all.
But with a song, or certain places or sounds it can trigger a memory that you had no memory of. When it pops up front and center in your mind you suddenly remember every little detail. If it hadn't been triggered by something it would have remained hidden from you.
It makes you wander just how many special memories are buried deep in your mind that you might never remember in order to enjoy. It takes something to trigger it. It's not something you can search your mind for and find.
When I hear a song I listened to as a teenager, I instantly get transported back in time. The memory is so vivid that I almost feel like a teenager. There are also songs that trigger painful memories so I don't listen to them because I don't want to be transported back in time to relive them again.
The more "small talk" you have with others the more chances you have of triggering a memory to enjoy. I spoke to an aunt that I hadn't talked to in years. I got transported to so many places as we talked.
When a memory gets triggered make a quick decision on whether it is a memory that evokes happiness or pain. Then choose to relive the good ones and take the painful ones and JUST FLUSH IT out of your mind so you don't have to relive them.
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