Hi, baby Eric 🤗
Today's letter is going to be kind of random ㅋㅋㅋ Even the reason I came to write it is random... might have something to do with the fact that I am exhausted and my brain just seems to ping from one thing to another without any reason
I cannot remember if I heard that on the radio, seen it in a movie or series I watched recently or if it just popped in one of the conversations I've had lately, but there was this one statement that lingered – a lot of our memories are connected to scents.
And it got me thinking... I have so many memories connected to scents - and in my case – they bring more the feelings connected to those scents rather than the visual image. I am a visual learner, if I have to memorize something I have a better chance if I write it down, and then when I actually have to use that information my brain just visualizes where on the page I have written that piece if information. But the downside is … after a while it just fades away. That is why I prefer taking pictures if I want to be able to remember something for a long time – my brain just doesn't do the job ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
But, got completely side-tracked there ㅋㅋㅋ let's get back to memories and scents – unlike the visual images, the feelings and emotions connected to scents seem to not fade away at all for me.
The smell of freshly cut grass reminds me of how upset I was whenever they came to cut the grass around our apartment building because that meant I was supposed to stay indoors until they were done. And it was usually taking quite long and it meant I was losing ours of playing outside.
The smell of raindrops hitting the asphalt reminds me of how impatient I was waiting for the summer rain shower to end so we can get back to playing.
Or the smell of freshly baked bread brings back that feeling of simply enjoying the happiness that small things bring. Sneaking bread inside the classroom and the adrenaline rush as we were eating during classroom – you never knew when you were going to get caught.
Or the smell of the perfume I wore when I went to visit Korea. That one just brings back a mixture of feelings – a slight feeling of loneliness as I was walking down the streets of Seoul, the feeling of accomplishment for keeping the promise I made to myself, the peacefulness of quietly walking on the Palaces' grounds, the excitement of making a new friend, happiness of being able to visit a country I promised myself to and the sadness of having to go back, the hope to return one day.
And there are so many more, but these ones are the ones that just crossed my mind. I wonder what kind of memories you have connected to scents – maybe we will talk about it one day
I hope you will make lots of good memories today, baby Eric 🤗💕
Always remember, this Deobi loves you!❤️
Daily reminder 91 – complete ✔️
2022.06.03