Day 178 -- going home again

I"ve been thinking of home today -- where I lived, where I live and where I will live. Home is a mindset, a place where you can be yourself and feel safe. Home is also an emotional feeling -- that 'home is where the heart is' thing.  There are strong ties to place stemming from life experiences, and home is often where we were or are happy.

I took a trip in my mind to places I've lived before and while all were home to me at one point, only a few have that strong pull of wanting to return. Whether returning refers to the time or the place or both isn't always clear. So, when I felt that pull towards a specific time and place, I asked why I felt this need to return. The answer was clear -- because I was happy here -- so the answer carried aspects of both time and place.

Can you go back home again? I think you can as long as you understand that things will not be the same as they were --even you won't be the same you as before. There will be some of the comfortable familiarity and there will be some newness; nothing stays the same for long. There is a fun song about this idea of being able to go home again. Enjoy!

Who says you can't go home -- Jon Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles