I love looking through my old photo albums and videos of my children when they were younger. Taking a walk down memory lane is like walking into a previous life. Like a time capsule where forgotten memories reappears as a vision from a life long gone.
Memories are my place of comfort. I get to see how far I’ve come in the grand scheme of my life. Which is why I take time to preserve my photos and videos especially for my children.
When my daughter was younger and even now in her teens, she tells me how she can’t remember her childhood growing years. With pride, I excitedly show her the videos and photos I recorded of her when she was younger.
We take photos to capture precious moments so we don’t forget those memories. These are evidence of our existence.
Same with videos, we film to capture the essence of our little people so they know how much they are loved by us.
In this post, I’ll explain why these memories, both in photos and video, can boost confidence in our children so they can face an unknown future.
Taking a Walk Down Memory Lane
We all have have forgotten memories from our childhood that live in our hearts. And ever so often they call to us. My daughter keeps asking about a ginger cat who lived in the house next to us. She was friends with this cat. She would pet and carry the cat without any fuss from the fuzzy little creature.
When she was younger, she’ll have a small photo album place under her pillow. Looking at them calmed her to sleep.
We all remember bits and pieces of our memories differently. And we all share that same joy we felt in the moment. I constantly share photos and videos of my children’s growing years with them. To show how happy they were growing up.
Photos and videos are a great reminder of our existence. Capturing this joy is truly remarkable to remind them of who they are.
Building Confidence
At some stage in our life, the external environment tests us to the core and we lose the memory of our true self to follow and conform with society’s norm. This is when we need our memories to remind us of where we come from and the joys of our simple life.
Taking that walk down memory lane, does that especially to remind us of when our life was less complicated. These memories can build confidence to help us in the present with problem solving. Let’s face it, we live in chaotic times where uncertainties plagues us constantly. And until we see our true self, we’ll know how we can go back in time to start again knowing that we have achieved so much and that we can do it again. And that following what others do is not standing in ourself.
And our children must stay true to themselves. As young adults who are figuring out what to do with their life, memories give them that foundation to start their journey … building the confidence which is within them so they can know their intention.
And as parents we are their guiding light … helping them to see how capable they are and how much we believe in them is the main reason why we are giving them our full support.
Stories that Bind
In our home we have videos, old photo albums and photobooks of our family adventures, their achievements and the story of their childhood growing years. These precious memories are readily accessible for them to watch anytime. I believe it builds their confidence especially when they start to lose themselves in the daily routines.
Blast from the Past
What we have done or achieved in our past builds our future. We look to our past for strength to make sense of how we can move on in our future. Photos and videos show stories from our past achievement as well as seeing the joy that comes after.
Giving your children the memories you have of their childhood is truly an amazing gift to strengthen the bond of your relationship. And it also makes good times watching on TV.
Old photograph albums, photobooks and family slideshow videos are priceless memories you can share with your family. Don’t let them live in an old box in your cupboard especially when they mean something to others. Go on become a keeper of memories! I promise you, your children will appreciate them.
