Well, it's been a hot minute since I've added a post. Life has been crazy....and I mean crazy.
It all started in early October. A feeling of restlessness and displacement had taken hold and it refused to let go. The area that I called home for the last three years suddenly felt like a cage. I was no longer happy in the city that housed me and an urgency to leave seeped into my very being. I found myself dreaming of the last place that I felt happy, where I felt free.
And so, the seed was planted. It didn't take long for the house to sell; the population had grown so drastically in the last few years. The houses were overtaking the greenery and being shoved next to each other at an alarming rate. I missed the quiet, I missed the trees, and the fresh air. I missed being able to drive into town and not be stuck in an hour of traffic. I missed the mild isolation and being able to sleep without the neighbours lights shining into my bedroom. I missed where I grew up.
You know, life is a tricky, funny thing. I have fully embraced the fact that I will never understand it. And so, with the house being sold, it was time to leave. And where did I go? I went back to the place where I grew up, across an ocean. I went back to the place where I was so eager to leave when I was in my early twenties.
I can not tell you the feelings that went through me as the ocean breeze hit my lungs. A feeling of contentment and warmth flooded my soul. I now treasure this place that I call home. I think I had to be away from it for so long to truly appreciate it. It may not be my forever home, but for now it feels right. They say home is where the heart is. There may be some truth to that after all.
xx Katt
