Being back east is being back home. I was so longing for this, missing it all with an aching heart.
Something about these trees, this land, this earth-- it grounds me. It moves and carries me.
I shake when the wind whips the limbs of these trees. I am fed by this rain. My body echoes the curves of these hills, these mountains upon which I rest.
I am enchanted with every bird's song, every rustle of the leaves, with the dew drops that glitter like rock crystal in the sunlight.
As this land reveals itself to me, I only long for more of it.
This is where I must always return.
-Blessings-
That's exactly how I feel about Texas. Home is Home...no matter where it is for each of us.
ReplyDeleteExactly.
DeleteTalking with a friend of mine, a few weeks ago, we discussed how some people feel no attachment to their native land. They will just keep it going, wherever they go and wherever they are.
ReplyDeleteOthers, instead, upon spending a few months, or sometimes even a few weeks or days away from their native soil, realize that something tragic happens inside of them: their evolution comes to a stop; they are unable to progress because they realize that who they are is where their land is, where they spent their childhood and grew into men. And they realize that, in order to find themselves at home in a different land, they should have to become child again and live in that new land, start all over again, and love that land from the very beginning again. They should create a new life, forgetting all they had before.
I'm one of those who can't live far from his land for two long. And when I do, I can really see I'm going nowhere.
That's a very interesting discussion you've relayed. I'm certain it is true for many... however, I have met a number of people who have never felt truly at home in their native soil. Though, perhaps those might be under the "no attachment" category. Thanks for sharing.
DeleteThese are beautiful pictures, Raquel, especially the first one. Did you take them? I concur: Home is where the heart is. I wish I could go back home, to the USA. In the meantime, I must stay in Montreal because this is where we're supposed to be (at least for now).
ReplyDeleteWelcome back home, Raquel!
Yes, I took them. Thank you so much! I hope you can make it back to your home soon, Claudia. :)
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