There are some childhood memories that remain with us long after we have grown up. Not because we consciously revisit them, but because something brings them back: a familiar place, smell, a sound, and of course, a song.

For Ashante, “Rain” by SWV is connected to a memory of childhood, friendship, and devastating loss. It is a song that takes her back to a time when three children she knew were suddenly no longer there.

This episode is not only about what happened, but about what remains with us afterward. About childhood experiences we may not have had the words to understand at the time, and the people we carry with us long after they are gone. Some losses belong to a particular moment in time. Others become part of the person we grow into.

#Nostalgia… #MusicandMemory.

https://open.spotify.com/track/4G1qRhOk1YY0kewtMaCrMC

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What would you say if you could sit beside the person you used to be?

Maybe you'd tell them they were going to be okay, to trust themselves more. Maybe you'd simply sit beside them and let them know they weren't alone.

For my birthday, I'm doing just that.

I'm taking a walk through some of my own memories and meeting the different versions of myself along the way. There are things I wish I could have told them, things I understand differently now, and songs that help me say what words sometimes can't.

As you listen, I hope you find yourself thinking about your own younger selves too.

The girl or boy who didn't know what was coming. The young person who was simply trying to figure things out. The version of you who made choices with the understanding they had at the time.

This isn't about having all the answers now. It's about looking back with more understanding and compassion and wondering what might happen if we offered our younger selves the same grace we hope to receive from others.

#Nostalgia… #MusicandMemory.

https://open.spotify.com/track/65B1tEOv5W294uCKbmEcFV?autoplay_ok=1

https://open.spotify.com/track/3U5JVgI2x4rDyHGObzJfNf

https://open.spotify.com/track/7mVV7fepIMUAE4FDyihupV

https://open.spotify.com/track/2vG1yrWSMiL6egg6w4e9ma?autoplay_ok=1

https://open.spotify.com/track/30SCXVFyQGOFMdKnbgJS18

https://open.spotify.com/track/3HXdy2r9RzawSwqQCwkjnP

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We rarely recognize the exact second our lives pivot. We carry entire futures in our heads long before our feet know how to walk toward them, dragging the weight of unanswered questions through familiar streets, wondering if the life we are surviving is all we will ever get.

In this episode, Dante’s story reflects on the night he stopped waiting for his life to change and finally realized he had to change it himself, transforming a fleeting moment of musical grace into a cross-border journey of self-discovery, resilience, and hard-won peace.

#Nostalgia… #MusicandMemory.

https://open.spotify.com/track/2igwFfvr1OAGX9SKDCPBwO?autoplay_ok=1

Feel free to reach out and share your own music + memory

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Email: reminchords@gmail.com