I have also helped others. Just last week I assisted a dear friend in her transition to a new space. Of course this was during the largest snow storms we have had in years! Something I am sure her son will never let her forget. While it was a lot of work, it also had many moments of fun and lightheartedness. It also was a nice diversion from shoveling.
But moving has taught me a few things also.
What seems like a great idea in the first place, becomes less appealing with every additional box you carry.While you are looking forward to the newness and changes it might bring, you can't help but wonder if you are making a mistake and will miss the old place. Things feel like they will never be organized again, or ready for the movers. You experience a sense of joy for your new space, while morning the loss of the old. You definitely under estimate things a lot: like the amount of work it will take and the time and energy required; before, during and after the move. Plus finding enough energy to deal with the issue of unforeseen problems, which have a way of always popping up.
Which on moving day leaves one to appear......like a dear in caught in headlights!
But over the years I learned this little secret.
You carry your home with you, like a turtle and it's shell. It doesn't matter where or how often you move. It doesn't even matter if you have a permanent home.
Because home really is where the heart is.
What we long for is a sense of security, a sense of love, a place where we feel nurtured.
The secret is......We carry that inside us...it is your spirit and can provide all you seek. It goes where you go and requires only that you ask for assistance. When you do....you are welcomed home!
No matter where you go or what you have in life you can always go home.
Just connect with your spiritual haven.
I can so identify with your article, I moved 20 times in 30 years from Latrobe, to Austin, Texas, to Brisbane, Australia, to Frankfort, Germany and a whole lot of places in between. And home is definitely where the heart is.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great story, it reminded me of many of my home moves; some exciting adventures and others forced upon me due to financial problems. In all cases, over the years, I became more concerned about finding the home within me and less concerned about where I physically lived because when you feel at home with yourself, you are home.