For me, beauty = home.
Tuning in and giving myself what I need = home.
Cherishing myself through cherishing my space = home.
Going for walks and breathing in the crisp air = home.
Reaching out in kindness and creating friendship with strangers = home.
As it turns out, I’m quite good at carrying “home” with me, no matter where I am. And the lavender & vetiver aroma wafting from the lovely candle that I purchased at Whole Foods is certainly helping, too.
©2014 Melissa Simonson
Everyday since I first set foot in Brooklyn, and sometimes multiple times a day, people are blowing me away with their spirit of friendliness and helpfulness. Momentary connections and funny commentary at the grocery store or the post office, conversations struck up at the locker room at the gym, a random man coming to find me in the coffee ordering line just to let me know there is a table with an outlet that just opened up (he saw me looking for one to no avail).
Yes, there are A LOT of people here and lots of people focused on their own stuff as we humans tend to be…and yet there is magic in the madness.
And I can say with all sincerity that these kind strangers are angels for me as I ride the emotional roller-coaster of familiarity and homesickness multiple times a day.
Small acts of kindness make a HUGE difference. We each have the capacity to make a loving impact on the people around us…in such very simple and yet utterly profound ways.
:)Melissa
©2014 Melissa Simonson