Those of you who know me well, know how I struggle with defining "home". The heres, theres, and wheres of my life span two continents. For that, I will be forever grateful. One of the first elements to my definition of "home" is being able to be "comfortable".
I am generally a person who can find "comfort" in most places. "Comfort" for me means freedom to be myself...a self that I've worked very hard on throughout my life. I am no longer interested in: trying to put square pegs in round holes; wasting valuable energy; expecting people to change; beating my head bloody against a brick wall; and, allowing others to control me.
I choose: peace; silence; timelessness; boundarylessness; accepting people for who they are; living a simple life; standing firm on my values and beliefs; plugging into the natural flow of life; and, (the best that I can) allowing the meant to bes to come to me. Therein lies a process. A process and a flow to life that often only makes sense when you can take a minute (or more), stop and reflect, and see: "Oh, this is what that was all about!"
These stateside years in New Orleans and Ferguson since 2012 have been difficult. They have not been comfortable, but they have been necessary. We needed to be stateside. Life here is the polar opposite of our life at home in Cadrieu.
Although Sammie Cat and I have been planning our 2017 return for quite sometime now, recent events and experiences solidified that decision.
I don't need to dream. I can now say: ..."this is what that was all about!"
We are going home.
Merry Christmas to you and Bodil...sittng and knitting sounds wonderful! You are on my list...your ears should be burning-I just told Pauline that the two of you are on my 2017 northern tour that includes England mostly and then DENMARK! Love to you both-Laury and Sam
Posted by: Laury Bourgeois | December 23, 2016 at 05:17 PM
I'm glad to read this ! I know it means a lot for you to really feel at home ! and in addition to all the good reasons, in these T..... times it may be best to be in Cadrieu :) Merry Christmas to you, and looking forward to see you in 2017 , love Niels, and Bodil sitting and knitting
Posted by: Niels | December 23, 2016 at 04:44 PM