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October 17, 2007
My Sacred Life: Day 7
Yesterday it was so nice and cool outside, I was able to set out my yoga mat and do some asanas under the big blue. So wonderful. I felt my skin smiling.
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Thank you guys for offering up your stories of where you live and why. So interesting to me! I’m amazed that a few of you live in your (or your spouses) childhood home, and that so many live in your hometowns. Is it nice to know everyone and have a sense of history and community like that? That sort of familiarity can be so comforting (and for me, takes perspective to appreciate sometimes).
Hearing all your stories makes me wish I could take a year off and travel around to all your cities and see what they’re like… (wouldn’t that be fun?) Settle and see what a good fit might feel like… It’s such a compromise to balance what is right for you, and also what you feel is right with family. So rarely they match up…
Good food for thought though, and if you have anything more to say on the matter, please comment. It’s so nice to have the dialogue going about it…
October 17th, 2007 at 12:32 pm
One of the best feelings for me is to call a place “home”. Not just in regards to a structure, but as your driving back from vacation and you pass the “Welcome to…” sign, it’s such a great feeling. Like this is where I’m meant to be.
Now of course, if your destiny is to make it out of the town you grew up in, and you establish a different town/city as your home, never forget where you came from. Very humbling.
Thanks for listening!
October 17th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
My temporary home before was in Riyadh, KSA and after that, I moved to Denmark where I am until now. I came here because of a love that failed later. I learned to like it here- but recently I am longing for some warmth, activities and more creative opportunities like what I had back home in my homeland the Philippines. I can easily content myself wherever I am, and this is home for me now but, I don’t know what the near future holds for me. I hope you can help me keep your fingers crossed for me.
October 17th, 2007 at 4:36 pm
I am home, and I love it. I don’t necessarily have ties to the no-stop light town that I live in, but I am growing them.
I had a nightmare that the house burnt down and my only thought was, oh my gosh I have to find another house in Mentone! This is where I want my children to grow up and I would miss my church so much if we moved.
Plus having Mom, Britt, and Misty near by is completely awesome. I love stopping in to see what Mom is up to.
October 17th, 2007 at 7:16 pm
Mike: Yes! I love that feeling too!
isay: I love that you say you can content yourself wherever you are. That is a gift. Fingers crossed for you now. :)
Laur: You have it all together… I love that about you. I’m so glad you feel at home where you are. That’s awesome. :) xoxo
October 18th, 2007 at 1:48 am
yay, lovely site update with bright and happy shooting stars! was that inspired by the one you saw the other day? i forgot to mention last time that my grandma was italian, though from a different part of italy, so in a way i feel that i’m returning to some of my roots, completing a circle that she started when she moved to england. but another thing which makes it so much easier to decide where to put down roots is the fact that communication is easy and cheap - were it not for well-priced phone cards, blogs and emails then i think it would be much harder than it sometimes is to only go to see family a couple of times a year! it’s not the same thing as seeing people in person, but it helps a great deal!
October 18th, 2007 at 3:08 am
I would love to travel more, too. Especially to teh hidden parts of cities and towns for awesome photo shoots. I know they are out there.