Episode Details

The passage of time: we all feel it, but highly sensitive people seem to feel it that much more acutely, and often from a very young age. In today's episode, Sheryl shares how she has been feeling the passage of time more strongly as her youngest son nears the age of 18 and begins preparing for college, and how she meets "sweet grief" when it arises. Victoria shares how she often tried to stop or stall the process of growing up throughout her younger years because of this early and sharp awareness of time passing. 

We discuss the speed of technological change and our current moment of cultural nostalgia, and our human tendency to romanticize the past and fear the future. Finally, we reflect on some of the gifts and the gold embedded in the passage of time. 

References:

• Father of the Bride (1991)
• Peter Pan
• “Stop This Train” by John Mayer
• "We are in an age of nostalgia -- blame it on technology"
• Memory Almost Full by Paul McCartney
• Rainer Maria Rilke “No feeling is final”