How I Am Writing a Story of My Life; Journaling for Nostalgia

What if you cannot remember the small tiny details of your life that make you wonder about the world, that make you smile, the way a stranger smiled at you when you were about to give up on the goodness of the world? What if you cannot differentiate between what is reality, and what’s just a piece of your imagination?

What if you are 60 years old sitting alone in your room and want to remember the details from your early 30s? Wouldn’t it be tragic to face difficulty in remembering the small details that only you could notice?

A few days back, I shared a reel on Instagram to which a person commented this:

And I think this comment holds true in all stages of our lives. When you are 20, you cannot remember the details of your childhood. And when you are 60, you cannot remember the details of your 30s. You can remember the surface-level information, sure but what about the exact small details that make your life YOURS? Details that set your soul on fire?

And that’s where my favorite method of journaling comes as a rescue. A method that records your life as a movie for you to watch anytime you want. A method that makes you feel excited about life. It is the method that will force you to find joy and sweetness in everything, however small.