Colleton River Plantation; Bluffton SC
“Home is where the heart is.” - Pliny the elder
“When you finally go back to your
old home, you find that it isn’t the old home you miss, but your
childhood.” - Sam Ewing
A house is defined as “A building for human habitation.” But a home is defined as “a dwelling place
together with the family or social unit that occupies it.” So, what we consider our “home” to be is
actually a function of our concept of what space we occupy and who we relate to
as our “social unit.” We humans tend to
nest – and we create pretty elaborate nests by any standard in the animal
kingdom. We also develop “comfort zones”
outside the nest in work and worship places.
Some develop a comfort level out in the woods, others out in a
boat. But for the most part, we don’t
feel comfortable for long if we are not spending a lot of time in the middle of
our collection of stuff. Buffalo are at
home on the range. Fish are at home in
the seven seas. Must we be leashed to
the familiar in order to be fully comfortable in our own skin? I remember my grandfather saying that the
greatest gift that one can give a child is the sense that they belong on this
earth. But somewhere in puberty we find
we don’t fit anywhere anymore. So how do
we re-learn to feel at home regardless of location or present company? Or is this even possible?
When we have cleared our intuitive channel with the spirit we receive
clear guidance as to the path we are meant to follow. For most of us it takes much time and
practice before we develop to this point spiritually. It takes a lot more time to develop trust in
the voice. But there comes the day that
we have had enough experience following the path that we know without a doubt when
we are doing exactly what we are supposed to be doing. With that knowing comes empathy and
compassion for all of our fellow human beings.
And when we give love - we get love, no matter where we are. And thus we come to realize that the size of
our home is directly proportionate to the amount of spiritual growth we have
experienced and the amount of love we have given. Want a bigger home without
taking on a mortgage? Listen, love and
learn – develop a bigger heart. It’s
better than being alone in a crowd, and it sure beats isolating ourselves in a prison
cell of our own making.
Today, may I grow. D.Emch
Have a great Friday all.
David
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