Let's Reconnect

My last article told you about how the content we consume is significant. How it affects us. But, for a day, can we forget this whole digital world? Just to reconnect with ourselves. Would it be possible to relish our good old memories and take a stroll on our GALLERY? Please note I am not talking about the phone gallery. Do you have just one day twice a year to revisit your memory lane? Nowadays, we have a new trend to write a letter to 15 years old self. After writing a letter, would it be possible for you to visit your old self and relish those times? If the answer is yes, come and have a nostalgic ride.

Revisiting...

• Talk with your elders: In life, we have several elders who have either guided us or supported us. They can be parents, siblings, grandparents, neighbours, teachers, colleagues, or even bosses, for that matter. A few of them are not in contact with us. Connect with them. I will mostly suggest talking with your parents or grandparents and just hearing their story or your story when you were a child. You will see a different type of glow on their face. I know for some people it feels boring to hear the same stories again and again, and sometimes we do get irritated when they repeat it. But, they have done so much for us, at least we can hear them that what we have done in our childhood. Once you hear them with interest, you will find that it actually makes you feel nostalgic about how smart and naive you were.

• Wander in the Album: Apart from the digital photos, take out the albums. After this digital era started, our all photos are kept in phone galleries and not on the walls. But, you can take out your old photos to know the story behind them. Some photos could be in black and white but with the most colourful memories. But please be alert before starting to see the good old photos cause once you dive in, your 2-3 hours will fly by. As said by Naina, "Yaadein mithai ke dibbe ki tarah hoti hai... ek baar khula toh sirf ek tukda nahi kha paoge" (Memories are like a box of sweets ... once it opens, then you can't eat just one piece).
  

• Watch your favourite cartoon/serial: We all were fantasized about a few serials and cartoons. And craved for having that speciality in our life, either about the gadgets or about the magic pencils. But, after we are grown up, we forgot all those favourite series. Now, the web series has taken the place of our favourite shows. Remember how we waited in the school to be at home and watch our favourite people while stressing over homework. Yeah, you can enjoy your shows without the tension of homework. The only tension you have is homework or work from home. Are you able to remember those shows? Okay, I know I have told you to disconnect yourself from the screens. But, you can reconnect with the screens to reconnect with the nostalgic feelings.
  

• Eat mindfully: Remember the time we used to eat with our family. We waited for all the family members to start our dinner. Yeah, we can create this memory again. But, no devices are allowed. Everyone needs to keep their phone aside and switch off the T.V. This will only be family time. Either you all can talk about your day or just be silent and savour the dish. The important thing is to come together and eat mindfully. While eating, forget the deadlines, work, your past, future, and so on. Just be present at the moment, enjoy the food with your loved ones. Also, you can sit on the ground and start eating the way we used to do it in childhood.
  

• Celebrate your childhood: We all have something special that instantly takes us to our childhood. It can be a school memory, playground, favourite games, favourite food, and favourite people. You can celebrate these all things now as well. For instance, you can call your school friend who is not in touch with you for some reason. Or you can plant a plant that you were taught by your elders. Or you can start celebrating your hobby. Yes, you must be having something that you loved in your childhood, but some of the responsibilities have taken it from you. You are doing great, and you can spare some time to start that hobby or continue it. Apart from this, you can dress the way you wanted to be dressed. You have had thought about it to dress up and wander. We can wander in our home as well. Get up, dress up, and show up. Dress exactly how you thought in your childhood. After you start earning, you will start following a particular dress style, now we have all those clothes and accessories. You only need to overcome your laziness to feel boosted.

And here are a few benefits as well...

1. Coming so far: Once you start remembering the old times, you will realize how far you have come. How things have changed drastically and are the same simultaneously. You will notice that when you are on the verge of giving up, thank god you continued, and here you are with all your wins and a few learning. Remember when you wanted to play office-office with your friends, and you just set up the whole office in your home with tiny things. And now, we have the actual set-up in our home. Look around you, now you have almost the thing you imagined wanted in your childhood. Either you played office-office or home-home, you have it all, NOW.
   

2. Relishing your time: The moment you decide to revisit your memory lane, you will start relishing this moment. And once you start to think about your old times, there is no coming back. I know you will remember the bad things as well. But, my dear, that is the LIFE. With ups and downs, good and bad, and these all things are interconnected. Every end has brought a new journey. We need to accept that there is nothing permanent, which is why every single thing is so valuable.
   

3. Important realization: If you remember what you have been through your life, you will realize that you are grateful for some good and bad things. I know not all bad things will make sense to you, but you can deal with them by accepting them. You have grown because of them. Do you remember how your teacher was right to correct you? Did your seniors guide you just to make you learn certain things? And those all things are the reason you are here. Doing a great job. Living your life in the best way possible. You have changed for the better. You have grown up as a beautiful soul. You have started loving yourself or at least trying it.

Did you found something relevant? If yes, then do any one thing from these five.

Comment down what you are going to do today. Or planning to do it by next week.