Memories

Music transports me, as it probably does you. I can hear a song (such as the ones from YouTube below) and think of the following: first heartbreak; driving through the mountains with the windows down after a misty rain; riding my bike; sharing a lazy afternoon lounging in the grass with a friend.
(I am particularly fond of "Midnight Train to Georgia," for obvious reasons.)
When I hear such songs, I have two competing emotions: nostalgia, and yearning for those carefree days (minus the heartbreak, of course). And thankfulness/happiness that I am right here, right now. Gladys Knight sure could get the job done, couldn't she?