Good words! Those memories those things to which we are tied are indeed precious!

I note this because recently my wife and I sold just about every thing we had and moved on to a 46 ft sailboat. As you could imagine, selling the farm, the house, the furniture was one thing.... but the other stuff; our precious stuff.... what about that?

You are right, and at middle age where my memories don't come so easily, I know holding that thing from my past just might bring back a sweet memory from way back then.... But we've sold, passed on or tossed most of that....

Sure, when we visit out children, some of that will come up and we'll be there, in that moment.

In the mean time, we're headed out to sea for new adventures. Perhaps we'll find some stuff to remember the "good ol' days." Or, just maybe, we'll be too busy living and experiencing the now to even think about them.