Misplaced People

Tonight as I watched an old movie on television, one of the characters repeated the familiar adage, "Home is where your heart is." Yeah, I've heard this many times before, but tonight for some reason, it made think: I'm in the wrong place. My heart isn't here. It's somewhere else. And until I'm where my heart is, I'll never be home. That's probably true of a lot of people who feel misplaced. I know several people who are not lost... just misplaced.

So the solution seems simple. Determine where your heart is and go home, right? To borrow a phrase from my friend, "Uh huh." Easier said than done.

What happens when your home keeps moving around the world like the earth revolving around the sun? Or is on lease to someone else? Or you just can't find it anywhere? I guess if any of these hold true, you just have to be patient and wait. I believe with everything I am, that the heart, one that truly belongs to you, does settle, exists in freedom and reveals itself in time. And when it does, home is interminable and the best place you can be.

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Unforgettable

What foolish heart believes
in moments undefined
lines and curves unbalanced
hope stretched wide

I said he was unbelievable. He said I was unforgettable. How does one respond to that?

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Heart Keys

"She moved me." That's how my friend described a woman he's interested in. And not just her looks, though she's pretty, but everything about her presence moves him. He asked if anyone had ever moved me like that. I told him maybe. I'm moved less by a person's looks, more by their words. When I read, "i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart) " or "nothing amazing happens here", I am moved... almost to tears.

Once a long time ago, I was in a meeting and my boss really pissed me off by attempting to publicly humiliate me in front of the entire staff. My facial expression and body language could be read by anyone in the room. As I was leaving when the meeting was over, one of my co-workers stopped me and said "are you alright?" The concerned look in his eyes, his gentle touch on my arm and those three words moved me.

The keys to my heart - words, spoken and unspoken, written and unwritten that help reveal mysteries about myself, others and the world. Simple words that when put together form miracles of hope, understanding, passion, compassion, sometimes even love. I cherish, remember and hold onto those which have been spoken and written. I wait patiently and expectantly for those that remain unspoken and unwritten.

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In a Moment

Ever just need a moment? If you're like me, having that moment may take all day. And if you know like I know, whenever you're having one of those days, everything and everyone works against you having that moment. Today is one of those days for me. I'm stuck in neutral, unable to move forward with anything I need to do because I can't get the moment I so desperately need.

I think I'm going to have a t-shirt printed up to wear on days like this. It will read,

"I need a moment."
"I don't know how long my moment is going to take."
"When I'm done with my moment, I'll be a better daughter, sister, mother, aunt, friend and coworker."
"Respect the moment."
"You'll be happy you did."

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