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 Each day feels new, and my memory of the one before is faint. I’m learning to adapt. |
| I opened one of my old drafts today and realized something strange. I had no memory of writing it. Not a single line looked familiar. It felt like someone had broken into my house, used my keyboard, and left behind a story with my name on it. There is a special kind of shock that comes with reviewing something you wrote long enough ago to forget it existed. First comes the worry. Did I really write this sentence? Then the curiosity settles in. What was I trying to say? By the time I reach the end of the first page, I start to feel like a detective piecing together clues from a past version of myself. The funniest part is that forgotten writing can surprise me. Sometimes I find a sentence that actually works. I smile and think, maybe I do know what I am doing. Other times I find a paragraph that makes me question my life choices. Then I reach for my coffee and remind myself that progress still counts, even when it looks messy. The gift of forgetting is a form of honesty. When enough time passes, I read my own work the way a stranger would. I notice what feels clear. I notice what feels confusing. I see the parts that need tightening and the parts that deserve to stay. So if you ever lose track of your own writing, do not panic. Treat it like a reunion with an old friend. You might cringe a little. You might be pleasantly surprised. In the end, you learn something about who you were then and who you are now. And the best part is this. You get to revise with fresh eyes. You get to start again without the weight of remembering every choice you made. Sometimes forgetting is not the problem. Sometimes it is the secret advantage. Thank you Raven   for the perspective. |
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