It does tend to take up an awful lot of valuable space and once in a while I do need to go through everything to declutter.
However,there's something wonderful about cracking open the box and spilling out everything from my past.It makes you take a step back,realise how far you've come,how far you still have to go,lessons along the way.
Often we go through something important,which impacts greatly on our lives,but even though we carry the lesson or memory subconsciously,we forget the process and how we felt at that very moment.
Although I have given up music and Insha Allah hope to continue in this way,hearing an old song can trigger so many memories,happy and sad.I wouldn't recommend you start a collection of all your favourite songs but I think it's such a wonderful idea to collect things from your past,hopefully to unearth it one day in the distant future to show your children.
I have this lovely dark wood kist in which I keep everything stored.It really does remind me of a treasure chest.Normally,I colour-code,date and alphabetise everything,but there's a certain charm in scratching through the items and trying to decide where in the time-line it belongs.
Here are some of the items I've collected:
*baby photo's of my husband -always brings a laugh
*3D glasses from our first 3D movie
*my very first 'grown-up' wallet
*soccer and cricket match ticket stubs
*boarding passes to Zanzibar
*receipt from my very first comedy show
*a CD filled with pictures dating back to age 16
*a few music CD covers I used to listen to
I have countless of letters from friends in primary school and silly notes scribbled through boring high school classes.I treasure my Creative Writing book wayyy back from Seventh Grade,which I was and still am proud of.
It's interesting to look through your belongings and figure out where your head was at at that time of your life.
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