December 18, 2021- I frequently refer to Prescott, AZ, where I live, as Home Base. There are several other “bases” that mean the world to me: Grapevine, TX, where my son and daughter-in-law live; Dineh Bikeya (Navajo land) and Hopi, where I came of age, spiritually; Flagstaff, where I was “birthed” (my term) as a Baha’i; Saugus, MA, where I learned basic life lessons; Arlington, VA, where I learned intermediate life lessons; Rouen, FR, from whence several of my paternal ancestors came and Jeju, Korea, where I learned patience, fortitude and the right way to face adversaries.
There are whole regions where I feel at home- virtually all of Arizona; northern New Mexico; southern and central Colorado; northwest Nevada; coastal California; the entirety of Oregon and Washington; southeast Alaska; the western and eastern areas of Canada; New England and the Appalachian Crest. Then, too, there is no place where I’ve been that seems truly foreign or hostile. In that sense, Mother Earth is a Base unto herself.
So, as this calendar year fades, slowly but surely, I feel a deeper connectedness with each of the elements that make life not only possible, but meaningful: Air, water, fire and mineral, on the physical side; Reverence, emotion, intellect, curiosity and proactivity, on the spiritual side. A great spiritual plan is in process, from the Universal House of Justice, and spanning nine years (2022-2031). With that, my own bases will become both deeper and more numerous.
May the coming Solstice, Christmas and Kwanzaa be fruitful and fulfilling to all who cherish them.
Home is where the heart is….
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Yes, indeed, and the whole Earth is home to a truly evolved soul. I am a work in progress.
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I like the way you frame these places as, “bases.” I have a few of those too, though I’ve never thought of them in those terms. They are places that are part of me in some way, and visiting them feels like a sort of soul-homecoming.
Happy holidays from the other end of AZ!
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Thank you, Janet, and Happy Holidays to you as well.
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Lovely sharing. The earth is one country. Prescot is lucky you are here as your home base.
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I am likewise fortunate, in that regard.
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