The word “home” has a wide variety of connotations. To some, home is merely a place where basic needs are addressed. To others, home is the foundation from which they draw their strength and tranquility. Still, others view home as a place inexorably linked to family. Yet all these definitions of home imply somewhere we can be ourselves and are totally accepted. There, we feel safe enough to let down our guard, peaceful enough to really relax, and loved enough to want to return day after day. However, these qualities need not be linked to a single space or any space at all. Home is where the heart is and can be the locale you live in, a community you once lived in, or the country where you plan to live someday. Or home can be a feeling you carry inside yourself, wherever you are.

The process of evolution can require you to undergo transformations that uproot you. Moving from place to place can seem to literally divide you from the foundations you have come to depend on. Since your home is so intimately tied to the memories that define you, you may feel that you are losing a vital part of yourself when you leave behind your previous house, city, state, or country. And as it may take some time before you fashion new memories, you may feel homeless even after settling into your new abode. To carry your home with you, you need only become your own foundation. Doing so is merely a matter of staying grounded and centered, and recognizing that the pleasures you enjoyed in one place will still touch your heart in another if you allow them.

Your home can be any space or state of being that fulfills you, provided you are at peace with yourself and your surroundings. A person can feel like home to you, as can seasons and activities. If you feel disconnected from what you once thought of as home, your detachment may be a signal that you are ready to move one. Simply put, you will know you have found your home when both your physical environment and energetic surroundings are in harmony with the individual you are within.

God Bless,

Marilyn

hi,
i know you have done this. lots of people never do.
mumsie

Well said Marilyn. I have a wonderful family now and home is wherever we happen to live. However, I also call Southern Oregon home even though I only spent the first 18 years of life there. Evolution - yes, I certainly have evolved since then. I am now 65 years of age. Some 47 years have been spent away from that home. However, when I go back and visit the Rogue River Valley in Oregon, I always experience an undeniable re-charging of my batteries. Thanks for your wisdom. Dave

My Beloved & Respected Sister Marilyn.....!

"Assalamu Alaikum (Var)".

Well said, My Dear Sister...."HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS".......!

Thank you for sharing this "Wonderful" Post with us.

Ma-Salaama.......!

With lots of Love, Affection, Respect and Prayers......!

Your Ever Loving Brother,

Mohamed Gani.

Thank you Marilyn

I grew up traveling from a suburb of Detroit to a small town in
Ohio called Fremont. I spent 9 consecutive years there as I
grew to 19 years. Then I left for the first time to join the
Army and spent one year before I went back there.

I grew terribly homesick since I went from one location
to another in my Army travels. When I finaly went back
on a leave, the people I knew were married and moved
away. The places I used to go had been closed or changed
to new ownership. Then I realised that I had changed.
Fremont still lookd pretty much the same, but only
certain places I lived there were still familiar. It was
no longer "home".

When I married Susan, we lived on post in Arizona for just
a short time in a little duplex. Something wonderful
happened. With Susan and our new place, I rediscovered
the feeling of home and I was very happy there.

Robert