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Due to circumstances beyond my control (beautiful summer day, eager, impatient dog) there will be no blog today. But I wanted to mention a note I got from my old friend Dr. Ed Hoffman, a positive psychologist.
He mentions that there is new data that nostalgia is good for you…good for your mood, your attitude, your outlook on life. He wants to share that information with Guideposts readers in a future issue. Meanwhile, tell me what makes you nostalgic. Is it a song or a type of music, a period of time, a place, a style of clothing or furniture?
Words sometimes make me feel nostalgic. The other day in a straightforward news report I came across the old-fashioned word unbeknownst. It seemed very quaint and I wanted to thank the writer for using it.
So tell me, what sort of nostalgia makes you happy?
I’ll write more about it later. Post below, please.
All right, all right, Millie. We can go to the park now.
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Edward Grinnan is Editor-in-Chief and Vice President of Guideposts Publications. Edward lives in New York City with two blondes—his wife, Julee, and Golden Retriever, Millie, who has been featured in his blog and popular videos. Edward loves cycling, hiking with Millie at his house in the Berkshire Hills and Wolverines that hail from Michigan.
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Recently I was in the doctor's office and picked up a Guidepost to read. I beliee that it was the January, 2012 issue. There was an article about how nostalgia can make you happy. I am ashamed to say, I almost took the book with me, but realized that was not the Christian thing to do. They would probably have given it to me or made me a copy of the article. Could you please send me the article?
Thank you,
Pattye Warren
Hi Pattye. You'll find that story here:
http://www.guideposts.org/inspirational-stories/memories-can-be-restorative
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