Taking it back!

My girlfriends and I have started a new revolution that is based on taking back the good things that exist which remind us of ex boyfriends/lovers/people who aren't in our lives anymore due to some shitty reason. It started when I moved here, back in September, and my local friend was talking about the many places she wanted show me and take me. But, in the excitement of it all, she began to remember all the experiences she had with her ex-boyfriend at these places, and since she hadn't returned to many of them since they had split, it brought her whole mood down. It got me thinking, honestly, who hasn't been in that situation?! So we questioned why should we fall victim to this 'memory melancholy' because the thought of going some place fancy, delicious or fun reminds us of a particular experience we had with someone from the past we really don't want to remember. It's a wonderful thing, 'taking it back', as it allows us to free ourselves of the sometimes painful and confining memories, while creating new and exciting ones in their places.
The 'take it back' revolution directions are sweet and simple:  1. gather a good group of friends for an evening of allotted friend time 2. go to the place (restaurant, zoo, movie etc) or take part in the particular activity (ice skating, bowling etc) but this time with your friends, and 3. recreate the experience with a new, and far better memory sure to be filled with gut wrenching laughter.
I am recommending this revolution begin to take place in all of your lives as it really does work! Flushing out the old and bringing in the new is refreshing and healthy.  Its a way of moving on while saying 'screw you'...with out actually having to say it. Because as one of my favorite quotes says: "Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming..."WHAT A RIDE!!!"