I have this thought process I call lilypadding, where I start at a certain point with a thought, an idea, or a memory, and fifty-seven or so thoughts later, I am at a seemingly unrelated place.

Do you do this, too?
I kind of believe we all do, in our own way.

So, this morning, as I was contemplating ideas for today’s blog post, I landed on an historical lily pad of sorts, which took me down a completely different channel of memories. I’m going to offer up the single word that spawned this sensory cycle and see if it means anything to you.

DREN

I think this is one of those, “if you know, you know” kinds of things.
If you do know, please share the first adjacent thought you had once you recognized that word.
Then, just for fun, expand to include time, location, age, mood, people, etc.
I’ll be curious to see where your lilypadding ends up.

Maybe I’ll update next Monday with a post filled with my “dren” memories.
Because the more I think about it, the more my associations expand.
It’s a pleasant little escape from other thoughts.
I hope you think so, too.