Reminiscing

As I drove my car down the street, listening to "Summer hits from the 90s" on Pandora - jamming of course -  I was instantly brought back to the early 2000s. I had the most intense visual of my life, and I was sitting on our old Glastron boat, cruising around Canyon Ferry lake.

Now, what else could bring back such a realistic throwback to another time than the greatest music of all time, Matchbox 20.

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As "3am" played in my ear I could remember vividly so many memories that had been forgotten (play it) (you know you want to).

How is it that something as simple as a Matchbox 20 song can bring you back to another place, and another time?

Music is a funny thing. It has its own way of connecting with you. Everyone has their own genre that they like, their own favorite band, or song. You instantly connect with those who like the same music you do.

Moreover, music has a way of bringing people together. Concerts bring people from all over, to one place for a three hour show. It brings people to bars, to parks, to amphitheaters. It makes people dance, laugh, or cry, and it will never stop bringing these emotions.

The thing about music is that it does all these things in its own way. It has a way of being liked by everyone. Car rides seem empty, and working out wouldn't be the same without it. But the aspect of music that is the most astounding is its way of transporting you into your memories. Music to me is important because of the associations that have been created through it. Like Matchbox 20 did, it can take you back to a time that you didn't remember before. A song can transport you back to a concert you went to, to a place you were living, or any other time.

I find that certain songs can remind me of when I lived in a different city, and to a different time in my life. A song can remind me of a past version of me, of lessons I've learned, and of the best times in my life. Memories are very reason that music is so pivotal who I am.

As you move through life, things change. Things you love end, and your life moves on. As I find myself looking back, I find myself missing certain times, wishing they would come back. Thought music just gives me glimpses into the past, those glimpses are more than I could ever ask for. Certain songs force me to remember times that I would otherwise forget.

I urge you to embrace these memories. To realize what certain songs mean to you. I suggest that you use music as a tool, a tool that brings color into the world and makes otherwise mundane memories, so much more vivid. I recommend you go to that concert with the people closest to you. To go to the bars to dance and laugh. Go out and make memories, and let music help you do that.

Find your Matchbox 20 song, and ride those flashbacks as long as you can, because they are something special. And ultimately...

Reminisce.

Bye