time away

I can be transported to another place by a number of things: music, memories, meditation. When I was younger though I didn't have in my body a store of "places" ... and not being an introvert, I was left in the moment at the mercy of whomever and whatever was with me. This weekend our youngest is on retreat ... with his father and other parent/son pairs down in Los Altos. I'm hoping that the trepidation he felt about leaving home on his holy weekend will be answered with a discovery of "another place" and some new friendly faces, and mostly some memories with dad. One thing that I know about introverts is that they can use some time alone. I hope this doesn't backfire with our youngest introvert.