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Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago

I asked 20 people over 70 what they miss most about their parents and not one of them said advice, wisdom, or guidance - every single one described a physical sensation: the weight of a hand on their shoulder, the sound of a specific laugh, the smell of a coat, a kitchen, a car - and most of them hadn't felt it in thirty years but could describe it in four seconds - Silicon Canals

Physical sensations and sensory memories—touch, smell, sound—outlast wisdom and advice as the most enduring and meaningful memories of deceased loved ones.
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

The one-pot dinner my mother made every Sunday that still brings the whole family together - Silicon Canals

The smell hits you before you even open the door. That rich, warm aroma of garlic and herbs mixing with something deeper, something that makes your stomach growl even if you just ate lunch. It's the same smell that filled our house every single Sunday growing up, and now, years later, it still has the power to bring us all back to my mother's kitchen table.
Food & drink
fromTiny Buddha
4 months ago

How to Return to Emotional Safety, One Sensory Anchor at a Time - Tiny Buddha

"In a sense, we are all time travelers drifting through our memories, returning to the places where we once lived." ~Vladimir Nabokov I found it by accident, a grainy image of my childhood bedroom wallpaper. It was tucked in the blurry background of a photo in an old family album, a detail I'd never noticed until that day. White background.
Mindfulness
fromLos Angeles Times
6 months ago

'I want to go feel it. I want to smell it.' This Valley market is a ticket home to Iran

It hits me like a wall as the glass doors slide open: an unidentifiable scent - toasted, warm and slightly sweet. At international markets, smell, inextricably linked to our memories and emotions, is often a one-way plane ticket home. Imported laundry detergent, tightly sealed jars of hard-to-find spices, fragrant incense and loose teas are all olfactory postcards. At Q Market & Produce in Lake Balboa, this is no different. Its scent, while unrecognizable to me, is a reminder to others of life in Iran.
Food & drink
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