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What’s Your Favorite Candy? A Sweet Walk Down Memory Lane

Hello dear friends,

I hope this blog finds you in the most cheerful of moods, perhaps with a warm drink nearby and a small smile already forming.

Today’s writing prompt—“What’s your favorite candy?”—may seem simple at first glance, but it carries a surprising emotional weight.

Candy is never just candy. It is memory wrapped in sugar, nostalgia sealed in colorful paper, and childhood joy that somehow survives well into adulthood.

When we think of our favorite candy, we aren’t only thinking about taste. We are thinking about moments—and for me, that moment has always arrived wrapped in chocolate.

Not the fancy kind, not the imported kind, but the simple, familiar bar that waited patiently at the corner shop, promising comfort without ceremony.

Birthdays where bowls overflowed with wrappers. School days when a single sweet felt like a reward for surviving math class. Festivals, holidays, movie nights, long road trips—candy has always been there, quietly marking time.

My favorite candy was the first thing I ever saved my pocket money for

In our childhood days, for many of us, our favorite candy was the first thing we ever saved our pocket money for.

Standing at the corner shop, carefully counting coins, scanning rows of bright packages as if they held treasure.

The choice mattered. You couldn’t waste your money on something disappointing. That decision—this one or that one—felt monumental.

And when you finally unwrapped your chosen treat, there was a sense of triumph that no adult dessert has ever quite matched.

Chocolate lovers often speak of comfort, and I am unapologetically one of them.

A familiar bar melting slowly, rich and reassuring, like a hug you didn’t know you needed. Chocolate has an almost magical ability to turn bad days around.

It celebrates small victories and softens disappointments. Science may explain the chemistry behind it, but emotionally, chocolate feels like loyalty—it shows up when you need it.

Then there are the fruity candy fans. Gummies, chews, hard candies bursting with artificial fruit flavors that somehow tasted better than real fruit ever did.

These candies were playful and loud, matching the energy of childhood itself. They stained tongues bright colors and made us laugh at the mirror.

They weren’t subtle—and that was the point.

Some favorites were about ritual. Unwrapping slowly. Savoring layer by layer. Breaking pieces evenly to share with siblings or friends.

Others were about rebellion—sneaking an extra piece when no one was looking, or hiding candy under pillows and inside bags like precious contraband.

What makes the question “What’s your favorite candy?” so powerful is that it quietly asks another question: Who were you when you loved it most?

A carefree child? A teenager discovering independence? A tired adult still holding onto a piece of joy from simpler days?

Even today, candy has a way of transporting us, and sometimes I test this theory intentionally—buying that same old chocolate bar, unwrapping it slowly, half-expecting time to fold in on itself.

One bite can pull us backward in time faster than a photograph. Suddenly, you’re back in your grandmother’s house, or on a school playground, or sitting cross-legged on the floor watching cartoons.

The world felt bigger then, and happiness felt closer.

Of course, our tastes may change. What we once adored might now feel too sweet, too sticky, too simple. But the memory remains intact.

And sometimes, returning to that old favorite—just once—isn’t about craving sugar at all. It’s about reconnecting with a version of ourselves who knew how to enjoy small things without guilt.

In a fast-paced world that constantly pushes us toward what’s new, better, and more sophisticated, candy reminds us that joy doesn’t have to be complicated.

Sometimes it comes wrapped in shiny paper, costs very little, and asks only that we slow down long enough to enjoy it.

So, what’s your favorite candy?

Mine may be chocolate, but the real answer is memory. Whatever it is, it’s more than a preference. It’s a story. A memory.

A tiny, sweet reminder that happiness can be simple—and that a part of us will always light up at the promise of something sweet.

And honestly, that’s a kind of magic worth holding onto.

BE HAPPY… BE ACTIVE… BE FOCUSED… BE ALIVE

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