Anyone who owns a Windows computer/laptop/techy-item-of-any sort would know the System Restore function. Basically it's a massive undo button to bring the OS back to a point when it was functioning optimally without actually changing any personal files. Don't ask me how it does that, it can do that. So I was wondering, wouldn't it be cool if we had that in our life? In times when you feel like an absolute bafoon, or when it's so dark you forgot how light feels like, or you just need the lil push before getting over whatever episode. And I think that it is possible
When is your restore point?
We all have a point in life that we feel most at ease with and usually in the past. Oh, and possibly when we're young (Freud will definitely argue that regression as a defense mechanism is not helping one's anxiety). But when was the time when you felt at peace with yourself? It could even be an episode in your life. I'm not suggesting we don't embrace now, but while the present is suppose to be clear, it is also often murky as it happens. Like a friend once told me as he was teaching me something new, that he told me he wants me to remember this lesson as a restore point as we continue with the learnings. That when there is too many complications, remember this point in time when the lessons are at its fundamentals. I guess that is what applies to life too, when is the phase of your life when you are at peace with your core?
Where is your restore point?
Like a physical place. A place where you can feel totally at peace with your thoughts, or at least, where you can attempt to recombine past, present and future. The beach, the swings at the playground, any quaint cafe with amazing roasted coffee bean smells - these are my top 3 favourite places to restore my thoughts. The beach can be a bit challenging though, a bit too much driving haha.
Who is your restore point?
No, it's not absurd. We grow up, people come, people go. Yet there are some who always stay, I don't know how true this will remain given I'm only 23 years old, but I want to believe this while I still can. These people may not be those who are keeping in touch all the time, but when they are, they are present, they make you feel respected, loved and supported. Different people have different ways of showing this; each relationship is unique. Personally, this is an essential system restore "button" for me. It never fails to make each moment more bearable just to have one person who truly listened, and truly believes that you can make it through (God aside, =D).
We all have times when things don't feel right, or nothing seems to go right. In times like that, I would say, keep prayers, keep faith and maybe, just maybe, consider one of these 'system restore buttons'.
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