Staying in Touch With Your Younger Self

I recently read an article online about getting older and one of the things that really caught my attention that it said was "staying in touch with your younger self."  This really got me thinking.

So I decided to pull out my old journals and just sit in my room by myself and read them.  My journals start back in 2009 when I was in middle school.  While reading each entry I felt like I was reliving each day.  It helped me vividly remember events that took place that I had forgotten about.

 I had so many memories rushing back.  I started to remember all the good times but with the good times came the bad too.  At one point I started crying.  I felt the same pain that I had once felt all over again except this time I knew everything was going to end up okay.

Another thing I learned after reading my journals is that the things that you think are the most important at the time end up being just minuet things and the most important things end up being right in front of your face the whole time.  I sadly came to the end of my entries only hoping that there would be more but unfortunately there wasn't.

My advice to not only young people but to everyone write down your thoughts, feelings and memories.  Whether they are good or bad so one day in the future you can go back and read them to remind yourself of the good times or show your self that the bad days do end and that life goes on!