Nicely done, Derek. I love the random nature of our brains and memory and how something out of the blue can trigger a buried memory. I still use a piece of advice from my sophomore English teacher, Mr. Methvin. As we got into essay writing, his advice (near verbatim):
1. Tell 'em what you're gonna tell 'em.
2. Tell 'em.
3. Tell 'em you told 'em.
I've fallen back on that since October-ish of 1986.
Always a good thing to be reminded that everyone puts up walls, to some extent at least (maybe insta and tikkity tokk influencers don't), so be kind cuz you don't know what shyte someone your encounter is dealing with today.
You know, it's kind of funny how widespread that advice is given how many people go out of their way to completely ignore it. But it's amazing what sticks with us. An unpleasant memory turning into a pretty enjoyable reflection was not on my coffee bingo card... Thanks for reading! It was a fun one to write.
Nicely done, Derek. I love the random nature of our brains and memory and how something out of the blue can trigger a buried memory. I still use a piece of advice from my sophomore English teacher, Mr. Methvin. As we got into essay writing, his advice (near verbatim):
1. Tell 'em what you're gonna tell 'em.
2. Tell 'em.
3. Tell 'em you told 'em.
I've fallen back on that since October-ish of 1986.
Always a good thing to be reminded that everyone puts up walls, to some extent at least (maybe insta and tikkity tokk influencers don't), so be kind cuz you don't know what shyte someone your encounter is dealing with today.
You know, it's kind of funny how widespread that advice is given how many people go out of their way to completely ignore it. But it's amazing what sticks with us. An unpleasant memory turning into a pretty enjoyable reflection was not on my coffee bingo card... Thanks for reading! It was a fun one to write.
I find those bittersweet ones happen a bit more frequently as the years accumulate. lol.