Everything changes. Sometimes we are prepared for it and other times it takes us by surprise. As we age we change and the life around us changes. Those we know age and pass, friends move or become distant, we add new people to our lives. There is constant change around us.

I think about all the people from my childhood who are no longer here. I think about what they meant to me, who was important to me and the reasons why. I think about how time changed them and how they aged. I think about the last times I saw them and try to remember what my last words were to them or the sound of their voice. It’s like a sound that’s far away and indistinguishable from the static of time past.

Everything changes, even memories. Moments that were happy and bright begin to fade unless we write down those precious memories and tell their stories. Stories help, photos help and still life grows and changes so we continue to tell new stories and we remember the good old days. We become surprised about what we remember and all the changes we’ve experienced along the way.