thoughtful thursday

do you ever find yourself thinking about where you were, what you were doing and who you were with a year (a month, a week, several years) ago from the present day?  newspapers publish columns proclaiming "on this date in history" in which we walk back in time while reading.  if we do this for ourselves we can think about our own history in the same way (and be glad it's not published in the newspaper; at least to my way of thinking!).  i find that i think about a specific time most often when that experience was full of happiness, exciting and/or with wonderful persons.  of course, the sad and rough times in life can bubble up unbidden as well. however, it's the good that really comes to mind more often.  it's a wonderful way to keep the best of our lives ever present.