My place is Vancouver Island, Canada. I’ve moved further and further west over the years but this is where I feel most at home since leaving my familial home in the prairies of Canada almost 25 years ago. I lived in bustling Vancouver on the West Coast for 14 years attending university and starting a career. 11 years ago I followed my job to Vancouver Island where I’ve seen my career grow and where I met my husband.
I'm so glad you've found a patch of Earth to call home now, and yet the search was worth the wait, I'm sure. I feel this way about the labyrinth among trees in my cohousing community in MA, US. I walk the path almost every day. While I've walked in the rain before, today it's pouring a bit too much to consider a walk, so I have my ceramic handheld labyrinth to walk with my finger, instead. It's colors match the labyrinth on a sunny afternoon and has been blessed by the labyrinth spirits, the genii loci. I feel their presence even in my room when I walk it.
But back to walking the labyrinth in the grove of trees. There is a rock at the center with some moss living on it. I set on the rock next to the moss after I offer salutations to the 4 directions with the rattle that "lives" on the altar. I watch as squirrels, chipmunks, bunnies, tree frogs and robins run, race, hop & chatter. The song of blackbirds is one of my favorites. Next comes the mourning doves. The place is so alive! In the warmer months I take off my shoes and walk the path barefoot. I've recently taken off my sockes and sneakers to connect the soles of my feet to Earth for a few minutes at a time, then put them back on. I feel so grounded afterwards. When I return to the human world, I feel peaceful and hopeful and ready to carry on with my day. Gratitude is tatooed into my heart.
I am in between settled homes. I've been living with a woman in my cohousing community, temporarily, since I had to walk away from my home last may due to divorce. My next place to live is the seashore, with some forest not too far off. I don't know where that is at the moment. I'm in a place of both enjoying where I am because it's familiar and I've lived here for almost 16 years, and knowing my purpose lies in another place. It's good to read about fellow humans who have found such places and what your life is like now that you've found it. ~:0)
My place is Vancouver Island, Canada. I’ve moved further and further west over the years but this is where I feel most at home since leaving my familial home in the prairies of Canada almost 25 years ago. I lived in bustling Vancouver on the West Coast for 14 years attending university and starting a career. 11 years ago I followed my job to Vancouver Island where I’ve seen my career grow and where I met my husband.
I'm so glad you've found a patch of Earth to call home now, and yet the search was worth the wait, I'm sure. I feel this way about the labyrinth among trees in my cohousing community in MA, US. I walk the path almost every day. While I've walked in the rain before, today it's pouring a bit too much to consider a walk, so I have my ceramic handheld labyrinth to walk with my finger, instead. It's colors match the labyrinth on a sunny afternoon and has been blessed by the labyrinth spirits, the genii loci. I feel their presence even in my room when I walk it.
But back to walking the labyrinth in the grove of trees. There is a rock at the center with some moss living on it. I set on the rock next to the moss after I offer salutations to the 4 directions with the rattle that "lives" on the altar. I watch as squirrels, chipmunks, bunnies, tree frogs and robins run, race, hop & chatter. The song of blackbirds is one of my favorites. Next comes the mourning doves. The place is so alive! In the warmer months I take off my shoes and walk the path barefoot. I've recently taken off my sockes and sneakers to connect the soles of my feet to Earth for a few minutes at a time, then put them back on. I feel so grounded afterwards. When I return to the human world, I feel peaceful and hopeful and ready to carry on with my day. Gratitude is tatooed into my heart.
I am in between settled homes. I've been living with a woman in my cohousing community, temporarily, since I had to walk away from my home last may due to divorce. My next place to live is the seashore, with some forest not too far off. I don't know where that is at the moment. I'm in a place of both enjoying where I am because it's familiar and I've lived here for almost 16 years, and knowing my purpose lies in another place. It's good to read about fellow humans who have found such places and what your life is like now that you've found it. ~:0)