Touchstones are memories that help you feel more of what you really want to feel more often. If I want to feel successful, maybe I'll jog back the memories of how I received a lot of unexpected money out of nowhere or when I chose a stock and it did really good in the market or when I did a great job on a project or the times when I went to very exotic, wealthy locations as if I was in a James Bond movie. If I want to feel love, maybe I'll think about the girls I went out with and appreciate the good times...memories of us walking to the train, going to cafes and eating pizza together, getting lost in the downtown evening, and walking home together, or I'll remember all those wonderful dinners with the family when I felt the most happy...all the fried rice and pasta and watching That 70's Show together.

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