Are you happy enough with your life right now that you can be “home” where you live? Today marks 13 years since I moved away from my hometown of Blythe, CA. While it was a difficult move, it was necessary for my own mental and emotional health. It gave me time to heal and to be able to be happy and healthy, and to find my true home.
It was a revelation to me to find that the concept of being home wasn’t tied to a place. Once I figured that out, moving forward was easier. My husband calls me a “people collector,” and he’s not wrong. The people and relationships in my life have created the ability to feel at home where I am.
When I made the move from Blythe to Boise, ID my son moved with me and lived there for a year. I was moving back to where extended family provided comfort – he was hoping for a better educational experience. We didn’t bargain on it being so difficult to build relationships there, and he moved back to what was home for him – friendships, siblings, and eventually marriage awaited him there. After a couple years in Idaho, love found me and I moved again – it took a bit to acclimate to the climate and people here in the Northern California redwoods. It may have taken as long as ten minutes!
What I found here was a life… of family, friends, and prosperity. My family has grown here, and gained in richness and prosperity. As my Daughter-in-love told me the other day, it’s not that we haven’t had problems but we have been able work through them, together.
I am home.
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