Sunday, September 30, 2012
House, Home, Sanctuary
What a year it's been. 2012 has been very, very good to me. I have felt recently like re-visiting my blog so I had to figure out if it even existed anymore and it does! So, here goes. Reading over my last posts, I have made tremendous progress in my life over the years. I am very proud of myself and thankful for those who have loved and supported me. But, you know what's interesting? Progress doesn't just happen. You have to work at it, set intentions and then take action. Sounds pretty basic but can be so hard to do. One of the only things that is familiar in my life over the years since Jack died is I live in the same place. This house has been my refuge. Maybe this is why I have mixed feelings about downsizing or making a change with where I live. It's really been my "cave" in which to return to from the outside, crazy world. Besides that it really is a lovely place and I've made it my own. It no longer looks or feels like Jack and Heidi's place, but just Heidi's place (well, ok, maybe still the garage, but that's still a work in progress). Where you live can feed your soul or zap your energy. Mine used to zap my energy but I was able to change that so that it now feeds me. Do you love where you live? If not, what can you do to change that?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
“Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change.”
-- Henry Steele Commager
Heidi, moving forward in life requires creating new paths, but the first step toward any kind of change is awareness. The second step is acceptance. You clearly have done that.
You are totally right in feeling proud of yourself for your progress.
It takes time, determination, commitment, hard work, but mostly important is making the decision to continue living our lives with gratitude and appreciation for what we already have.
I can read in your words how grateful you are for your blessings.
As a part of that progress we have to make some hard decisions, that might be uncomfortable or even be painful. You also have done that.
Regarding your question about the place where we call home. We all need a place where we can grow strong roots to continue branching out and evolving.
I share with you the belief that our home should be our sanctuary and it’s our responsibility to keep it like that. To make sure we only allow the good, the pure and the positive in that sacred place.
I am so glad you have decided to blog again and to share with the whole world, all the wisdom you have inside of you.
I am going to finish this comment quoting John F Kennedy
“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future”
Hi Heidi,
Blogs, journals, letters. Healing through writing. All good.
Thanks for sharing.
Liz
Post a Comment