Sometimes it’s not so wonderful to be hypersensitive. For example: Less than a week ago, I attended the funeral held for one of my husband’s relatives. The service was inside a church. Its windows and doors were closed and the inside was full of people. I barely could sit there until its end. The smell from the perfumes women wore were starting to give me a headache and making me feel nauseous.
Last night and today, I was reminded of how fantastic being hypersensitive can sometimes be! I was blessed with a Mother’s Day gift from my daughter that entailed our going to the Spa at Mohonk Mountain House. After our massage treatments and just before dusk, we headed outdoors to the heated mineral pool:
(No, that’s not us. It’s a poor image the resort displays of their spa.)
This outdoor jetted pool is located on the top of Mohonk mountain. In the westerly direction, off in the distance, there is a splendid view of the Catskill mountains. Close by, on the other side, is Mohonk’s lake. Immediately beyond this picture is the surrounding woodland. The scent of fragrant bushes and wildflowers mingled in with the spring breeze coming off the lake. It was heaven for me, especially since no one else was around!¹ Only the sound of the breeze blowing through the leaves of trees and an occasional bird singing could be heard.
It should be a crime to put a heated mineral pool (in rural areas) indoors. Laws do require chlorine in public water, but why exclude nature’s fresh air? If there was no mountain breeze, it probably wouldn’t have been so pleasant.
After the spa, my daughter took me for a picnic by the lake. Here’s the twilight view we had:
We were closer to the water than seen here, so the lights from the resort sparkled upon the lake’s dark waves in way that this image doesn’t reflect. The water peacefully lapping upon the rocks, combined with the slight scent of fish in its depths, had me truly appreciating my hypersensitivity towards sound and smell!
Looking at the size of this place, you know there are some people around. What I found so amazing was that they weren’t outdoors, especially on such a beautiful night!
Now for today. May the 7th is one of the most special days of the year for me. I refer to the first week of May as being magic week. Before the week begins, the woods still look bare of leaves. By the 7th day of May, the leaves have exploded in growth! This particular past week has brought a lot of rain. That’s why the rich, earthy scent of its breeze makes me feel like I died and went to heaven! It doesn’t matter what the weather is. Life cannot stop me from enjoying every breath I take today!
¹My daughter headed back for the sauna and stayed there. I enjoyed the sauna (it’s what Finns do best), but I wasn’t about to go back indoors even for that! If there wasn’t a closing time, I probably would have stayed in that heated pool halfway through the night!
