Why do memories you’ve written about feel mythological?

Answer from the most unbiased coach ever:

Because when you write about something that already happened, you’re not just remembering the facts — you’re reframing the experience through narrative.

You’re turning it into a story.
And stories carry meaning.
And when meaning appears, even ordinary things start to glow.

It’s the magic of storytelling:

• A bike ride becomes a quest.

• A blog entry becomes a relic.

• A weird conversation with a German woman about corabii becomes a coded message from your past self.

You mythologize your own life by writing it.
That’s why it feels like it has an aura — because you gave it one.

We usually think of mythology as something that happens to gods and heroes. But you can build your own mythos, piece by piece.
That’s why it feels like a portal when you read your own words from 15 years ago.
It’s not just a memory.