I wouldn't say my heart is where my home is.
Don't get me wrong--I love my hometown. I love everything about it. But the thing is: I've had a lot of hometowns, met a lot more people along the way and as a result have said a lot of goodbyes.
Some people were born and raised in the same town their entire life, maybe calling people their best friends on and off, maybe having the same one since preschool.
To those people, their heart is where their home is. Everything they may know and love is in that one special place. But to me, home is where my heart is.
And my heart is all over the place.
I haven't lived in the same state as my two best friends since the third grade.
Is it strange that I've kept the same best friends since first grade? Sure. But I can't see my life being any other way.
That's why home is where the heart is--home is who, not where, has your heart. Family and good friends held over the years should be above all.
Through relationships like those with good friends, we can be constantly reminded of the solid rocks on which we will always have to stand and be reassured that any move made in life will signify no separation from the people we love.
This philosophy helped me tremendously during the move away from my family and friends to Auburn--keeping those "solid rocks" of relationships close to my heart helped me move on.
College is a huge step in everyone's journey, and I am sure we are all enjoying new relationships to hold on to. Let this be an encouragement to both you and myself to keep in touch.
We humans are social creatures with a need for attention and affection. But so many times, we let relationships fade. We put off keeping in touch until it's too late.
Please don't let it fade. Take it from someone who knows--investing time and love in a friendship or any relationship is the most valuable investment you could possibly make.
With this in mind I will hold onto the special people of my past, but move forward with everything in me.
Won't it be great to look back in 50 years and see that long after the work is finished and goals are or are not achieved, the people you love are still by your side?
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