I take a lot of pictures. I think life is short and after my first son was born, I really got just how short life is. His first year flew by so fast and it seemed like no time his birthday arrived. I took some pictures but I took more video. I video taped him so much up through the age of five it was nuts. :) I stayed away from photos for the most part as I felt the video had more memory to it than photos.
In any event, I saved as many memories as I could. Harshly, an ex stole all the family videos from our home and I know I'll never see them again. I've made issues of it in court but the system doesn't really have any means to helping me so she got away with it. That's a whole other story but in some ways it puts meaning to my story here.
Your mind should be a camera. We all have to take snapshots of moments in our lives. Some just happen, others you have to tell yourself to remember. It is why I say "these are the salad days." If you've read my article about "the salad days" it is a line from
The memories you make in life are locked in your own mind. The people you knew, the places you've gone, and the experiences you'll never have again... those memories you make are most valuable to you. No one else can understand or appreciate them. They can try and they can empathize but in your heart you know that the greatest value ... more »
