Do Big Things Always Stay Big?: The Psychology of Scale, Memory, and Moving On

By S. A. Bsoul

I remember the yard as a forest. The swing set towered like a jungle gym built for giants. The gate at the end of the road? A portal to another universe. My neighbourhood, my entire world at age six, was massive. I ran across its streets as if I were crossing continents.

Twenty-five years later, I went back. The swing set looked like a prop from a model train set. The road? Barely long enough to count steps, unless you're counting like your life depends on it. Everything was just as I'd left it, only smaller. Or maybe... I had grown. Not just in height (though that too), but in perspective. What once felt infinite now fits neatly inside a pocket of memory.

And that's where this begins, with the illusion of size. The illusion of scale we assign to things.

It's not so different from those moments when something felt too big to survive. But time passed. And here you are. If you listen carefully, you'll hear it: the sound of something shrinking, like a balloon slowly letting out its breath. Not because it stopped mattering, but because you grew enough to hold more than you once thought possible.

It's also about what happens inside, how we interpret, distort, and carry meaning. How our minds can make a moment feel unbearable, or a silence sound like shame. And how, with awareness and care, we can shift that lens.

Do Big Things Always Stay Big? is not about measuring with rulers or pushing limits at the gym. It's about the stories we tell ourselves, about success, about pain, about what makes a life meaningful.

Drawing on psychology, this book invites you to meet life on your own terms, with empathy, self-compassion, a bit of grace, and a deeper sense of proportion.

If you've ever craved insight without judgment, or wisdom that feels like a conversation rather than a command, you'll find it here.

You won't find answers shouted from rooftops. Instead, you'll find the kind of quiet companion you didn't know you needed, one that understands the biggest things in life aren't always loud or large. Sometimes, they're the ones that quietly sneak up on you. And that's its own kind of magic.

This book will walk with you, if you're ready to see what truly counts, in a new light. Quietly. Deeply. And maybe with a smile you didn't expect.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FCFFHCLN
• ISBN13: 9798287322038
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"