How does one define Home?
Is it the house you were born and raised in, or perhaps the town you grew up in, where your earliest connections to others were formed?
Is it a place that you only visited on special occasions, such as vacations or other family celebrations, that left sweet dreams to last through the years?
Is it a taste, touch, or smell that evokes memories of happy times, long past?
Is it a spiritual place that you believe you came from and will return to at the end of your physical life?
Is it even a place at all? Or, is it a person whom you feel perfectly safe with? Someone who doesn’t judge, but accepts you exactly as you are, flaws and all. Someone you can count on to be fully present in your life; who listens carefully and hears deeply beyond the words.
Could it be your own body, whose rhymes and rhythms are like second nature, requiring no further conscious thought or consideration.
Maybe Home is a combination of all these things, familiar and comforting, that give rise to feelings of joy and satisfaction. Perhaps the design is such that, no matter where you go in life, physically, emotionally, and spiritually, you can always find home…and peace.
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I think you defined “home” perfectly! It is different to each person, I suppose. I’m participating in Photo101 for the third time (ridiculous, I know, but this will be my last time 🙂 ). Each time, I photographed a different concept of home. I think the most important part is the peace you mentioned at the end of your post. Have a great day!
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Thank you for your comments. I don’t think it’s ridiculous to participate over and over…we can learn something new every time! Yes, wherever Home is for each individual, I believe there’s Peace!
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Love the shot. Absolutely amazing.
For me home is where one feels safe and at peace 🙂
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Thanks for the comment and I totally agree…feeling safe and peaceful is Home Sweet Home!
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Your ponderings are my own, which is making really hard to settle on a picture that sums it up for me at this moment in time. Beautiful shot!
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Thanks! Maybe you could submit a few and take the pressure off!
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Wise words. 🙂 I managed to sum it up in one with a lengthy written explanation. lol
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I want to just walk into your picture and stay. The beach is a definite place I call home!
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I agree: home is the combination of all those things. It’s where we feel comfortable, cared-for and connected.
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Thanks and I agree!!
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