Recess in primary school: I hung from the metal spider webāwhatever you call itāupside down, until my face would flush as bright as a ruby. The bells rang, the teachers gathered us in.
During class I noticed I lost the ring that my best friend Marie had given me cause we got along so well and easy. This ring bore a little ladybug, my lucky charm, and it was the only piece of jewelry I owned at 9 years old. It must've slipped out of my finger earlier, wiggling in the playground pretending to float, I thought. Once I put the pieces back together, recovering the ring became my top priority.
The next break was a race against the clock. Although the other kids running around got in my way, I could reach the spot and began scooping the pebbles with my hands. I turned the ground overāmy nails and knees all dustyāI dug and dug and picked every rock in this square, but nothing. I was defeated.
The ring may still be here as of now, an artifact of where once great friendship took flight.
This story isn't an achievement of any kind, it isn't a staple in my life, just an anecdote among many. But it is how I wish to be remembered: a dear friend, arm-deep in the grime, trying to find something special, something shiny, a gift.
Thank you for the memories that your question brought up, given that I don't recall most of my childhood, it's a real brain twister (in a good way).
Feb 18, 2025
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I was actually just thinking about this again earlier today. I love that itās like Iām carrying pieces of all the people Iāve loved throughout all the lifetimes it feels like we live in just one, simply by picking up all these pieces of others to make into our whole self. Even the things Iāve gathered from people I donāt talk to anymore feel so special because once they meant so much to me and the love from that version of me and them lives on.
I say āyouāre a peach,ā when someone does something helpful for me because a childhood friend of mine once said the same thing to me. Iāve always written things like 7s and Zs with the line through the middle because the student teacher my class had in 1st grade was also in college for science and wrote them like that, and Iāve done it ever since. I grow marigolds in my garden every year because of the neighbor I had growing up who would let me help her garden when I was a kid even when she was going through chemo, and now I love the smell. I love punk goes rock/pop because of my older brother; heās also the reason I learned to play guitar. The vanilla lotion that I wear because a friend who was probably the closest Iāll have in my lifetime wore it.
I also love the reverse. I know Iāve influenced my friendās jewelry. I know one friend started wearing purple mascara because I do. Iāve influenced several peopleās fragrances, or shoe/purse choices. I love to think that whenever they put on something or say something that they got from me that they think of me fondly.
Jun 3, 2025
I was having a conversation with my advisor and a few classmates about childhood figures such as Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy. The subject came up about how we were compensated for a lost tooth; some said bills, some said coins, while some said nothing at all. My teacher said that they didn't believe that the tooth fairy had bills with her at all times, to which someone replied 'A trinkets for a trinket', and I've been thinking about it since.
I like to believe that no matter how many wrinkles you get, how many experiences you go through or the more you learn that there's some sort of whimsy or childish charm that you still have. Childhood essence especially since it's something that can bring anyone together whether it be a memory or childhood dream. No matter how big or small that spark of silliness is, I'm sure everyone still holds it.
Apr 26, 2025
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I love stuff and i love hanging onto things. I love that i have a stack of letters my friends and i wrote and passed back and forth in class at 13 years old. I love that i still have the fake menu my best friend and i made when we were 8 for our fake restaurant that only served bug-based dishes. I love that i have a drunk love note scrawled on toilet paper at 3 in the morning in 2012. seemingly meaningless things like this from my past help remind me that Iāve actually led a wonderfully full life despite often feeling like Iāve not done enough.
Jan 29, 2025
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Apr 24, 2025
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There's this one note on the app I fill with entries like a listā from the most joy-inducing feeling to the shortest happeningā in a few words, anything that once mattered to me.
Key point is sincerity. Anything that can catch you saying: "What a blessing it is to be alive!". It's thoroughgoing work but once you commit it's a very rewarding outcome. Your very own reflection in this world through what you notice. The sense that you're surrounded by proof of love, knowing that you belong in that space.
I go over it again and again perfecting it, I try to stay true and aware. My friends began theirs at my incentive, we share our findings together and it mutually gives us inspiration. I wish everyone made a list of what they love. I'm kickstarting the project.
Feb 17, 2025
Love biking around and listening to music. There are geese and pedal boats and giant tree alleys that cover the sky in green. There are even flamingos!
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