Best Days And Moments In My Life

[Zane]

Nostalgia is one of the greatest highs ever that we are seeking! We fondly remember our childhoods and we see our childhoods as a Golden Age that was a time of innocence and a time of confidence. I will write the best days and moments in my life that left a profound impact on me! I am deeply grateful for these moments and how they inspired my life. 

 

1. The greatest moment in my life was on Christmas Day 2014 in San Francisco. I was sitting on the dock of the bay and it was a beautiful sunny day and I feel completely blissful and deeply relaxed. I was immersed in the beauty of the moment and it re-captured the feeling of being by the ocean and feeling completely relaxed about life. It re-captured the moment I longed for during my bad semesters. It was an inspiring moment that set the stage for my golden years of 2015 and 2016. The end of 2014 was the best possible end to the year because of visiting San Francisco and San Diego.

2. Discovering Synetic Theater, in all honesty, was a magical experience that I will never regret!! I first discovered Synetic on October 2015 when I first saw it’s production of “Alice in Wonderland” and it blew my mind and left me absolutely speechless. The reason why I resonated with the play so deeply was because it was my internal passion calling me. After seeing the show I realized that this was what I wanted Tim Burton’s movie to be. A surreal, whimsical, and horrifying play about Wonderland being dangerous and also a coming of age story!! I saw Synetic’s whole 2015-2016 season and it was one of my the greatest experiences in my life that I will never regret. Synetic is the deepest embodiment of my passion and it is truly my soul mate. 

3. I fondly remember my Golden Years of 2015 and 2016, which in all honesty, were the best years of my life. 2013 was undeniably one of the worst years of my life with a constant string of failures! After the year ended, I felt emotionally numb to cope with how overwhelming the year was and I forgot what it felt to be happy. I felt like I was living a quarter life crisis and my twenties hadn’t started yet! 2015 and 2016 were Golden Years because I didn’t just accomplish many goals. I re-connected with the emotions of deep bliss, childlike enthusiasm, curiosity and the higher emotions of being completely invested in a story and becoming one with the story and having a deeper sensitivity to the beauty of the moment. I spent 2013 being an exhausted and worried procrastinator who felt like everything was spiraling out of control. 2015 and 2016 helped me get closer to self-actualization but I want to achieve the highest levels of self-actualization. 

4. I never regret going to California all my life and having great and memorable times in San Diego with my extended family. I remember going to the beach every other day, the beautiful sunshine, celebrating Christmas in 2015, and getting to explore Ocean Beach, Del Mar, and Laguna and going to Balboa Park. I feel instantly in love with SF because of the city’s quirkiness and the beautiful nature, the great food, and the great parks. 

5. I am deeply grateful to live in a neighborhood like Bethesda where I live near a library and a bookstore and restaurants right in walking distance. I love how I can a bus or the Metro to anywhere in Washington DC. I’m most grateful to live near an amazing city like DC and in close proximity to other US cities and states. I’m grateful to be able to transform any day into adventure!

6. I never regret going to the Caribbean, to Mexico and to the Virgin Islands. I long for these experiences of being by the beach every morning and smelling the ocean and having great days at the beach and being by the ocean. I vow to return to the Caribbean and I promise that I will visit the Caribbean, the Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, Central America and South America. 

7. I never regret being a storyteller, a voracious reader, a cinephile, an audiophile, a theater lover, and a history lover and being passionate for so many subjects whether it be music or movies or stories. I realize that the arts has deeply resonated with my life and his inspired me deeply. I never regret telling so many stories and writing many poems. I will commit my whole life to mastering storytelling and to become effortlessly creative.

8.  I don’t regret learning about topics that fascinate me. I love learning about stories, self-actualization, creativity and so many topics. I’m so glad that I’m in college taking classes that I love. I’m grateful I go to a college where I don’t have to worry about bullies or social awkwardness. I love getting to opportunity to learn about so much and I will focus on learning more.   

9. I never regret deepening my friendships with Laura and Katie and overcoming my social awkwardness and being much more authentic with my socializing. I’m glad that I discovered that there are authentic friends out there for me. I can create a new network of friends and I can keep on mastering social skills. I don’t have to get along with everyone or even have many friends! I want a small social circle of best friends! I’m realizing that there is a whole world out there for me!

10. I never regret seizing abundant theater and social opportunities in DC like going to Synetic Theater and the Kennedy Center and to Wolf Trap. I’ve seen some of the greatest shows ever in my life! I’ve been to so many plays and shows in my day

11. I’m deeply grateful for all the times I spent with my grammy and how we went on so many trips and adventures for her. I’m grateful to have her as a role model.

[Frogfucius]

1 hour ago, Wormon Blatburm said:

Nostalgia is a form of suffering for me, at least for my ego. It's like you had your best moments, and you don't want it to just be a moment but you want it to be your life again.

Agreed. I have learned to let go of nostalgia as much as possible. Up until recently, all I would do is look upon fond memories of the past and yearn for those feelings again. I didn't realize how much suffering that was actually giving me. I was painting a picture of fantasy, and avoiding the reality of the present moment. This made me highly neurotic without me being aware of it.

Fond memories are great, but attachment to them is not. Once the moment has passed, it's no longer reality. I find it best when we think of something pleasurable, we just observe the thought and let it pass just as we would with something more mundane, or something negative.

[Zane]

The purpose of the list is to look at the rest of my life in perspective to realize how grateful I am for everything in life especially those golden memories. These memories make me feel excited about what life brings. We have those powerful moments of inspiration or powerful memories! I tend to focus on both the past, present, and future rather than be entirely lost in the past or too lost in the future. The purpose of the list is to look at my own potential and how I create a great life.

Edited August 8, 2016 by Zane