Home.
HOME. A word that provides comfort for some and triggers anxiety for others. A word that may invoke a sense of safety and warmth, happy memories with family, and a feeling of belonging. Or maybe it feels like a concept just out of reach, and actually brings up feelings of being an outsider, homesickness, or a longing to feel that happiness described above.
Hiraeth is a word I have just recently come to know, and to say it "hits home" would be a silly pun and understatement, but for lack of a better phrase, there you have it. This one word encompasses so many feelings and thoughts I have had over the course of my life that I was never quite sure how to express or examine.
A Welsh word that is difficult to translate, but it refers to something like this:
”an unexplainable longing for "home", a homesickness or yearning for a home, a feeling, a place that you somehow know you cannot return. Soul memory of nostalgia and grief for the lost places of your past.”
Since I was young, I always felt just a bit out of place, like I was in the wrong time, and would get lost often in daydreams of ancient times and places that truly felt like memories. I had many people tell me I was an old soul, and that never really gave me any comfort, but actually made me feel even more out of place. It may sound a little out there, random, or weird to some, but I know there are others like me, who share these feelings and memories.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
I genuinely have fun getting lost in the dreams of what has been or might have been, its another of many layer of magic I feel in this lifetime. I have come to rather embrace my “old soul” and find ways to connect deeper with that ancient wisdom. However, it can also be a rather lonely and become quite the journey to feel a sense of belonging - a belonging within yourself, a belonging within this time, and a belonging among others.
Is this a feeling or something you resonate with?
I believe this is one of my personal soul missions in this life…to anchor into the NOW, remembering that my soul chose to be on Earth now. I am tending to my own Inner Earth through presence, connection with Nature, and choosing to take responsibility FOR my ability to create the most magical life I want. I am aligning every thought, every feeling, every action to that magical vibration, and am no longer dimming my light in order to "fit in". I am not alone, and I am not for everyone. AND I am finally okay with that.
I will be sharing some of the ways that I have been cultivating that presence, connecting with Nature, and painting the life I choose. Its not been easy at times, but appreciate every step of this journey to this point. I am ready to share my learnings, my wisdom, myself…in hopes that it inspires others, that it helps someone, that me shining my light will help me find my soul family.
Happy 2nd Homeversary to my most magical home yet - thank you for being a safe haven during these bizarre times in the world and, most importantly, during my magnificent awakening and evolution. This is only just the beginning of the magic that is rising within.
