Nostalgia – A Product of Our Mind!

Nostalgia is not limited to people in the third trimester of their lives. I simplify “nostalgia” as “fond memories” and anyone can have them!

Webster defines nostalgia as “A bittersweet yearning for things of the past.”

Anyone can have those yearnings. A 6-yr old can remember the feeling of sitting by last year’s Christmas tree.

I do think things from the past become more important as we age, but I can still recall hearing a song in my late teens that reminded me of a girlfriend from a year or two prior. That girl has stayed pretty in my memory right through today. Perhaps prettier! Now, would I like to “go back” to those earlier moments in my life? That is certainly a question to ponder. Maybe yes; maybe no, but the memories are special enough to visit anytime. Nostalgia. I suffer from it…. please give me some more!

The Good Old Days! Fond Memories

I recall baseball games, complete with trips to Yankee Stadium to watch Mickey Mantle play. Hitting a home run while a Yankee scout was watching me, as well as fun fishing trips with my old friend, Jimmy when we were 12. I remember my trip to Miami Beach when I was 10 and several excursions to the New York Worlds Fair in the 60’s. My memory is full of nostalgia. And I enjoy it.

Sometimes I can remember those old memories better than I can recall yesterday’s lunch.

I remember 5-cent Coca Cola and Nickle-Nips, Mr. Frostee and the Good Humor trucks. Grandma’s cooking and my pet parakeet. Tuning in the TV channel was always a pain, as was adjusting the antenna. I have thousands of them.

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How is your nostalgic memory? What do you remember from the “good old days”?

We will be posting some of my favorite memories on this site, as well as ideas from my readers. Guest bloggers are welcome here. We will “review” some old time favorites and perhaps some not-so-old favs, as nostalgia can be 70 years ago, or from last week.

We hope you have fun here, and feel free to leave a comment below… if you can remember!