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there’s a strange, tender kind of belonging that doesn’t always come wrapped in permanence. sometimes home isn’t a place with walls or a roof — it’s a person, or a few people, with whom you let your guard down, where your edges soften, and you catch your breath.
i think of those fleeting moments, the small pockets of time where you’re not just tolerated but fully seen. the friend whose couch became your refuge on a stormy night; the stranger who became a companion on a trip you never expected to take; the lover whose hands made the world feel less sharp, even if only for a handful of days.
home, in these moments, is less about geography and more about spirit. it’s the quiet understanding shared over a cup of tea, the laughter that feels like a secret language, the comfortable silences that don’t demand explanation.
i carry these homes inside me — folded gently like worn letters in a box — knowing they shaped me even if they didn’t last. some homes you make are brief, like a song you play once but never forget. others linger longer, imprinting on your skin and memory.
and sometimes, the most profound home is the one you find inside yourself after all the others have slipped away. but the echoes of those who made space for you, who let you be, whisper still, reminding you that belonging is possible, even if temporary.
who have you made home with, even for a little while?
i think of those fleeting moments, the small pockets of time where you’re not just tolerated but fully seen. the friend whose couch became your refuge on a stormy night; the stranger who became a companion on a trip you never expected to take; the lover whose hands made the world feel less sharp, even if only for a handful of days.
home, in these moments, is less about geography and more about spirit. it’s the quiet understanding shared over a cup of tea, the laughter that feels like a secret language, the comfortable silences that don’t demand explanation.
i carry these homes inside me — folded gently like worn letters in a box — knowing they shaped me even if they didn’t last. some homes you make are brief, like a song you play once but never forget. others linger longer, imprinting on your skin and memory.
and sometimes, the most profound home is the one you find inside yourself after all the others have slipped away. but the echoes of those who made space for you, who let you be, whisper still, reminding you that belonging is possible, even if temporary.
who have you made home with, even for a little while?
