Posts Tagged ‘transforming joy’

Most folks have some sensory memory that triggers age-defying time travel. Something simple like savoring a dish of homemade ice cream, seeking shelter from a spring thunderstorm, taking a visit to a special place, hearing a certain piece of music, breathing in a distinct aroma, perusing a photo album, reviewing a favorite movie, or preparing for a holiday all can suspend the effects of aging. I’ve seen it happen with my own older family members and with my clients. If only I could find a way to put it in a bottle and sell it.

.Age-defying time travel: that’s what falling snow does for me. All those puffy white flakes touching then locking one upon another until the earth is transformed from bleak and bare to seemingly boundless and beautiful. My spirit smiles. The child within me totally takes over. I am unbounded by my years imagining all sorts of ways to enjoy this temporary treat.

This sort of time travel doesn’t happen all that often or last all that long. One is loosed from any current impairment into a life affirming remembered experience that brightens the eyes, makes the air smell sweeter, lets the lungs breathe deeper, and turns the corners of the mouth decidedly upward. Count your blessings if you are able to notice and to share those age-defying moments with your older loved ones. Moreover be grateful for the transforming joy it brings to them.

While I’ve been writing the cold cotton has stopped falling. Even though I’ve come back to the present, this age-defying time travel has left me a lighter and brighter. Have you or the older loved ones in your life “journeyed” anywhere lately?

Wishing you transforming travels,
Connie