Familiar Aromas Can Offer Comfort

Great aromas can transport us to a different time. Italian sauce reminds me of both of my parents – each made their own and sometimes would have “cook offs” (and actually, my Dad’s was better!) I’ve made sauce for every major holiday of my adult life and every Sunday when my kids were young. The aroma was meant to provide a sense of comfort to my family. On 9/11, once we had our kids safely back home and I was done providing comfort/counseling to kids in the school district where I worked (I was a School Social Worker during that terrible time), I got to work making a sauce. In addition to hugging my kids, the sauce was my way of helping them to feel safe and secure. And here we are, during yet another very, very serious time. And here I am, trying to provide comfort in a way I best know how. 🙏🏻💕 #lorraineziff #dearlorraine #lifelessonsforbeingaparenttoyouradultchild