I relate to this a lot especially right before I leave for a big trip where I'll be away from home for a long period, there's always something that happens that makes me want to stay home. This happened recently to me the day before my trip to Europe where my neighbors showed me some new neighborhood kittens they were taking care of - in that moment knowing that I would be missing seeing them grow for the next couple of weeks made me long to stay home. Obviously I still went on my trip and overall enjoyed it immensely, but definitely felt a push and pull in that moment. ✨
I have that too, it's the anticipation of being away, there is an excitement yet a desire to curl up in bed with your fur babies. I don't think there will ever not be that push and pull but also what makes home so beautiful is that you've built a space to just BE. <3
I feel this deeply! I'm not sure if you're familiar with human design, but I am a Caves environment, so I crave stability, familiarity, and safety. This likely explains why I travel to the same three places over and over again: NYC, London, and Paris. I am so familiar with each destination now, stay in hotels that feel like home, have my routines in each city, etc. I'll even often eat at the same place multiple times while I'm there!
I still want to see more of the world though! For me, when going to a new destination, what helps it to feel more like 'home' is having a few anchors I can research/identify ahead of time.
Great piece! I relate to this so much. My job IS travel and I feel pushed to be on the road even more than I’d like, but if I don’t then I’m missing out on learning opportunities that could better serve my clients. I got married in the last year and in general want to slow down in every aspect of life but it’s hard to do so once the wheels are already turning. As soon as I get home from a trip it’s even “go go go” with friend and family commitments so hard to find rest unless I make time. I’m thinking about moving out to the country just to get rest!
I love to see a new place, it makes me feel alive, like springtime. I, too, like the comfort of the home routine.
For me it's less about the push and pull of travel and home as much as it is about driving forward -- moving onto a new project, try out a new idea -- and just plain sitting and listening to the sounds of the woods or, like today, watching a fledgling bard owl, perched in a crotch of a downed branch on a rock maple, just sitting there looking, every once in a while moving and us watching him, watching the two parents high in different trees, waiting to swoop down if anything gets too close and then, as luck would have it, I returned to the porch, looked through the binoculars and the fledgling jumped, flapped wildly, landed on the top leaves of a bushel of beech saplings which cushioned its fall to the ground.
That's my push and pull. Seeing that or working on some new thing....
I relate to this a lot especially right before I leave for a big trip where I'll be away from home for a long period, there's always something that happens that makes me want to stay home. This happened recently to me the day before my trip to Europe where my neighbors showed me some new neighborhood kittens they were taking care of - in that moment knowing that I would be missing seeing them grow for the next couple of weeks made me long to stay home. Obviously I still went on my trip and overall enjoyed it immensely, but definitely felt a push and pull in that moment. ✨
I have that too, it's the anticipation of being away, there is an excitement yet a desire to curl up in bed with your fur babies. I don't think there will ever not be that push and pull but also what makes home so beautiful is that you've built a space to just BE. <3
I feel this deeply! I'm not sure if you're familiar with human design, but I am a Caves environment, so I crave stability, familiarity, and safety. This likely explains why I travel to the same three places over and over again: NYC, London, and Paris. I am so familiar with each destination now, stay in hotels that feel like home, have my routines in each city, etc. I'll even often eat at the same place multiple times while I'm there!
I still want to see more of the world though! For me, when going to a new destination, what helps it to feel more like 'home' is having a few anchors I can research/identify ahead of time.
Your home could also be a person;)
Yes it could (and certainly has!) :)
PS how is Paris?!?!
Such a poignant piece Ashley. I am looking forward to the live you are doing soon! Do you have a date yet?
Next Monday! Details coming soon!
Great piece! I relate to this so much. My job IS travel and I feel pushed to be on the road even more than I’d like, but if I don’t then I’m missing out on learning opportunities that could better serve my clients. I got married in the last year and in general want to slow down in every aspect of life but it’s hard to do so once the wheels are already turning. As soon as I get home from a trip it’s even “go go go” with friend and family commitments so hard to find rest unless I make time. I’m thinking about moving out to the country just to get rest!
I love to see a new place, it makes me feel alive, like springtime. I, too, like the comfort of the home routine.
For me it's less about the push and pull of travel and home as much as it is about driving forward -- moving onto a new project, try out a new idea -- and just plain sitting and listening to the sounds of the woods or, like today, watching a fledgling bard owl, perched in a crotch of a downed branch on a rock maple, just sitting there looking, every once in a while moving and us watching him, watching the two parents high in different trees, waiting to swoop down if anything gets too close and then, as luck would have it, I returned to the porch, looked through the binoculars and the fledgling jumped, flapped wildly, landed on the top leaves of a bushel of beech saplings which cushioned its fall to the ground.
That's my push and pull. Seeing that or working on some new thing....
Thanks for this post.