Words can be so very healing. I think food and aromas heal in a deeper way as they are capable of triggering intense primal emotions and memories.
We all have foods we think of as comfort foods - foods that feed more than just our bellies and fill us with more than just a list of nutrition facts.
Aromas also trigger emotional memories. The best aromas churn up memories of quiet, peaceful, or beautiful times. Right now, my fingers hold the pungent aroma of fresh picked basil and parsley. With each sniff I am reminded of times in the garden - planting, watering, and selecting parts of my dinner from the plants that survive my often lackadaisical care.
I have the aroma of peace in the tips of my fingers.
"...my fingers hold the pungent aroma of fresh picked basil and parsley. ...I have the aroma of peace in the tips of my fingers."
ReplyDeleteLovely.
The smell of lilacs reminds me of renewal, lily of the valley reminds me of my favourite grade school teacher... bread that is rising? my aunt... The smells that remind us of our peace. Love it!
ReplyDeleteYour last sentence made me smile. The aroma of gingerbread takes me back to my grandmother's kitchen during the holidays.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes to you and yours for peace today and in all the days to come.
Beautiful post for peace.
ReplyDeleteMmmmmm...ther's nothing more peaceful than that full feeling after a good meal, or that time in the kitchen garden growing and harvesting the ingredients...and no better feeling of satisfaction! Just like the satisfaction of doing the right thing, knowing it was you who stood up for someone, or let someone out a side road, or spoke out when everyone held their tongue...
ReplyDeletePeace to you and yours, Janice x
[your peace post will soon be linked into the patchwork peace quilt on my blog 'Peace Bloggers Unite' ]
Unique and inspiring peace post.
ReplyDeleteYou are #2387 in the Official Peace Globe Gallery at blogblastforpeace.com
Dona nobis pacem,
Mimi