Sense of Nostalgia Options

[Simba]

Aight this is an old topic I made last year, but I'm recyclin' it 'cause a lot of the responses were pretty interesting.

So right now I'm just hanging around the house with my little brother. I started feeling kind of hungry so I head over to the pantry. Then I just notice some Kraft Easy Mac just sitting there and I got a sense of nostalgia.

I remembered back in the day during the early elementary years I had this one close friend whose house I always went to. Part of the reason I kept going to his house was because his mother always made Kraft Mac & Cheese which I just thought was to die for at the time. Man, I just felt like calling that friend up to ask to go to his house but then I remembered I had to watch my little brother.

What objects give you a sense of nostalgia and what for?

[swan]

I remember that thread. I have something to add.

Writing in general makes me nostalgic. In the form of objects, journals, books, and blogs make me reminisce on a regular basis. For example, simply leafing through my old posts on cB made me realize how much I've changed over the past year. I can't help wonder how the heck I'm going to perceive myself in another year or two. Words in general bring back a ton of memories.

Cliché, I guess.

[Edit] The most random thoughts come to me when I'm brushing my teeth, I swear.

I think that reaping the full benefits of writing includes displaying a certain amount of vulnerability and putting self-consciousness aside. Due to overthinking, my writing now is less emotional.

But yes, nostalgia. Writing's a one-way ticket.