I’m happy to be back in Georgia after being away for 25 years. It is surprising to me that I am settling in this quickly and easily. The warm bright sun, gorgeous southern flowers, nearby friends, and ease of getting to my father’s home, certainly help. It is so very familiar and there is comfort in that familiarity.
I needed to be gone these past 25 years. I needed to be away from the familiar–from family, old friends and certain ways of seeing the world. I needed the space and time to find the courage to do the work of real transformation. I needed to find my own way in the world, into my spirit, and to deep connection with life and the divine.
It has taken 25 years to do this deep transformation and come to trust it enough to return with confidence and joy. Of course the transformation continues, but I do not feel so vulnerable in it now. I trust it. I live it. I love it.
I read somewhere that Magnolia symbolizes nobility, perseverance, and love of nature. These are qualities that have grown in me during these past 25 years, qualities that continue to grow. They are a kind of anchor that serve me well as I continue to nurture them.
I’m grateful for my return home and for the reconnection I am finding here. I am grateful for the work of deep transformation. I am grateful that I listened to my heart, after all, home is where the heart is!
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Exquisite detail…color..light. And – it is surprising how necessary it is to put distance and space between ourselves and our homes in order to grow and become the grown-up people we are meant to be. But – home is home. Always – where the heart is!