Sometimes appreciating another person's moment of clarity, realization or elation is just as satisfying as experiencing it yourself. I guess that explains how one person's happiness at times seems to literally rub off on those they communicate with. The same is true for the adverse of these good feelings shared. Gloom can spread gloom. Today, I witnessed a woman have a moment, while walking home with her children from school. She was pushing a stroller, stopped mid stride and said, 'It smells like down south. Exactly like down south when I was younger. The bus and everything!.' I had to smile. If only I could describe the look on her face. I can also understand how she must've felt. It's that vibration you get when you recognize a familiar scent and you're almost instantaneously transported to another time and place that somehow your long term memory has locked in from your past. Sometimes that can be pretty intense.Anyway, with all that said, be aware and receptive to moments that are constantly happening that bring a good feeling, even if they're not personally yours. In some ways since we are all connected though, those moments partially are yours...
