As a Generation Xer, the stuff that I write will always have a solid foot in the past. The stories of yesteryear are what link us to the present and future. We each carry with us a “blueprint” of where we have come from. This “blueprint” are all the life lessons that our parents and grandparents have passed onto us. We then overlay this “blueprint” with our own experiences (re: the good, the bad, what stays in Vegas).
The richness of our lives are based upon our experiences versus anything material. The lasting memories of a visit to a faraway land, a swim in the Pacific Ocean, or a Sunday stroll through Central Park - This is what matters most, especially when in the company of those we love.