Coming Home …
Volcanic Eruption at Eyjafjalla Glacier in Iceland…. Hundreds of Flights Cancelled…. Thousands of Passengers Stranded….
I am sure most of us have 
heard these headlines in the last few days. It is exactly at these moments of vulnerability and uncertainty that we most long for home. Maybe Thornton Wilder put it best when he observed that “when you’re safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when you’re having an adventure you wish you were safe at home.”
But, what is home? We often think of home as our place of residence. And although partly accurate, I would say that what best describes the concept of coming home is the people that await our return.
We often undervalue the connections that we have to those around us – family, friends, colleagues, neighbors, or the person at the check out counter at the grocery store. There is a great deal of comfort in the familiar. Yet, we so often take our relationships for granted.
So, how do you nurture your relationships? At a time when social networking and cyber connections are increasing common, do you feel more connected to those you love? What would you need to say to those that most matter in your life to let them know what they truly mean to you?
Being far from home helps us appreciate the value of being connected to those we cherish. Our loved ones give us a place to belong… they bring us home.
Photo by ashtarhalkar.
Filed under: Lifestyle & Behaviors, Relationships, Resilience, Stress, Work/Life
