Do you ever get overwhelmed with a smell that instantly
takes you back to a moment in your life? I had one this morning that left me
with an immense smile on my face.
It's a rainy morning here in Quelimane, which means its
humid, but a bit cooler than normal (read, I’m wearing long sleeves and shorts
rather than a tank top). I ran
outside quickly this AM to buy some phone credit and enjoyed some of the cool
rain on my face as I greeted my normal credit vendor with a still-half-asleep
smile. Thinking longingly about the coffee in my French press waiting for me
upstairs. Taking the steps two at a time back up to my apartment I opened the
door and was hit was the wonderful aroma of steeping coffee, rain, and a cool
breeze from the veranda. The smells combined instantly took me back to weekends
at The Cabin with my family and our close family friends. So many summer and
early fall weekends were spent there, running amok in the woods, playing in the
creek, building campfires, swinging in the hammock under the trees, and always
the smell of coffee in the morning to go along with our eggs and pancakes.
It was one of those moments that I was instantly transported
to a carefree time of natural beauty and loving relationships. Hence. . .the
big smile on my face.
So as I sip my coffee this morning – I hope that you all
take a moment to think of a happy memory.
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