Summer Transformation Sabbatical

I didn’t do a sufficient job articulating what was going on in my head here. Watch the video first and then come back to this.

What I am trying to say is there have been a few times in my life when I felt a spiritual, emotional connection to a place upon first sight. It happened when I first visited DC after my brother and sister-in-law moved there. It happened the first time I visited Barcelona. And it definitely happened the first time I laid eyes on Laguna Beach, California.

Similar to when I have fallen in love with men, it’s a deep and strong pull- and I somehow feel like I am “supposed to be there”. As if there is something I am searching for, and the place has some of the answers for me. I mention in this video that I have lived 13 different places throughout my life, several of my moves were “leaving” something/someone, and only a few were “going to” something/someone.

I really thought Laguna was my forever place. And the prospect of leaving her is hurting my heart. But my love for her was not/is not strong enough to fill the ache in my heart that apparently I am looking to fill or heal. Perhaps I will be back, but as I mentioned in the video, I’d love to find a place where I feel as much of a deep and intimate connection to the environment and the people.

I am curious to hear from you- how did you choose where to live? Do you think it is your forever place? Did you choose? Or was your home selected by default based on the people you love? Leave me a comment. 🙂

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