2015, the year of being in motion, the year that was on fast forward, the year of solitude, the year of discovery, the year that actually had fifty-three calendar weeks (one more week to be late writing a blog post about). The heart-tugging thing about having a home that transcends geographical coordinates is that the boundaries of home are always shifting, shrinking, stretching. 2015, the year I packed away all my belongings, the year I lived in a tent under the stars of Southeast Kentucky, the year I haggled and bought a car on my own, the year I drove that car across the country. Turns out that even when the boundaries of your home are variable some points are constant. 2015, the year of missing everyone always, the year I spent mostly on my own, the year I made more photographs, the year I wrote, the year I was not afraid of my own voice.
2015, the year whose end coincided with the end of my time in the Pacific Northwest and I went to bed at 11:00pm on New Year's Eve so I wouldn't get sick. 2016, the year that didn't start out with me being sick, the year I left Bellingham, the year I am returning to the mountains. The amazing thing about the human heart is the distance it's strings can be tugged between two points without tearing. There are something like 3000 miles between Jon and Jessica's home and the Blue Ridge Mountains. 2016, the year I will actively focus on my physical health, the year I will not be in constant pain, the year I will continue to find strength in my voice, the year I will continue to write this blog (but not weekly more like monthly). Thank's y'all.
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2014 was a doorway I would not walk through again. Although it is true, when I summed up the parts of its heartaches I found something like wholeness. I returned to Boone in January of 2014 with one diploma, a world of uncertainty, and something like heartbreak. I came back to these mountains seeking solace in the home of their ridges. On their peaks I learned what it means to be present in spirit and community. In the rivers at their foot I was taught what it means to be swallowed whole by the depths of grief when I lost a dear friend. Through 365 days, 52 weeks, four moves, three houses, eight piñatas, two jobs denied, something like 2000 photographs, and a few too many heavy hearts I found a home that transcends geographical coordinates. All gathered here at the threshold of 2015 holding sparklers alight with new hopes, new joys, new possibilities. |
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