Beautiful Scent I Think It Was My Mum

I am back to share after a while. I have been rather silent, just reading. I would like to share a personal experience with you all. This happened soon after my mum passed away in 2014. It was a rather sudden passing as she had been sick but not to the point where we thought we would lose her. My mum was a real fighter. She had suffered a stroke in 1996 and lost the use of her left hand completely, however she learned to live with her disability and mastered the art of cooking, washing and cleaning with just 1 hand. We were not the best of friends; however, she was my go-to person whenever I was lost. She always knew how to deal with any situation. When she passed away, it left a huge void in my life. I began suffering with PTSD. It was not easy, it took time, but I eventually got over it.

I missed her so much and would speak to her all the time. Sometimes I used to just feel a warmth come over, and I knew it was her way of telling me she was there. After a while I used to to get the most beautiful scent. It used to only last a few seconds. I cannot describe what it was, it was not perfume or incense, but it would just pass me by and be gone in seconds.

A few months after she passed, it was my dad's birthday and we had a little braai (South African term for a barbeque) for him. I joked with my dad and my husband earlier in the day that my mum will be there. The air was filled with the smoke of the meat and sausages being braaied, but my husband swears to this day that he got a beautiful scent, amidst the smoke-filled air.

A few months passed and my dad once said that he was alone thinking of my mum and he got a strong scent around him. There was nobody at home. I was the only female and I also do not wear floral scented perfumes. I say floral because it is the only way to describe it however, it is something unlike any other scent.

This has happened to me several times in the last 10 years. It was not easy, but now when I do think of it I think it was my mum's way of telling me that she was close by.

My dad has since passed away. It has been 6 years. He too sends me signs, but that is for another day. I welcome your comments and your take on this. Please advise if any of you have had any similar experiences.

Love & Light

Sash B