it’s a rainy afternoon in vancouver. through the magic of flight, i’ve crossed this great country in 5hrs and i’ve gone back in time 3 hrs. to most, all i’ve gained is 3hrs. i would argue differently. argue for the tangible reality of time travel. does this notion of ‘time travel’ even exist? is it possible to go back in time and gain something… or lose something for that matter?
often when we think of going back in time we think of physically going back to a time or place when;
things were better. life was easier. we were happier.
but we aren’t marty mcfly, we cannot do that. all we have is the ability to time travel in our minds. we have the ability to go back in time and remember/reflect/reminisce. this ability is a large responsibility. it can be easy to go back to that place, remember those words, recall those emotions. but when we go back to that place are we going back to self-inflict pain or are we going back to gain perspective and appreciation for where we were then and where we are now. better yet: who we were then and who we are now.
i’m currently living in that tension. the tension between going back in time and hurting, and going back in time and joyfully recalling the good times while taking away the necessary lessons from the bad times. the tension is thick. some days are harder than others. but that’s life isn’t it? life is layered with darkness and light. heaviness and lightness. life is both HEAVY and LIGHT. no matter how heavy it was, is or will be…there will always be light. there will be light in the present, light in the future, and there was light in past. thanks to the ability to travel back in time i can joyfully recall the light and let it back in, no matter how heavy the memories or pain may be.
unfortunately, i won’t be in florida this weekend with my friends at TWLOHA when they get together to sing songs and talk about this tension. thankfully an event like this is happening. these conversations are happening. we all need it.
peace to you.
andrew
#twloha #heavyandlight
