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“My heart has known so many homes
So many cherished spaces
In cities, forests, country towns,
So many different places I’ve loved.

And now,
Weary from multiple moves and moods,
Changes—thoroughly pondered   
or care-lessly tossed,
Bearings precarious from selling, buying, fixing, selling—Powers used, exhausted, but not laid waste—Invested, projected,
Expectations refined and re-defined.

So many times over done
(and yes, bodies buried in backyards
and swimming under lake-still waters)
And yet none of them
—none of the places, the ghosts—
are really gone.
You see:

My heart has known so many homes
So many cherished spaces
In cities, forests, country towns
So many different places I’ve been
And loved
And shared
And left behind
Here in me—rooted deeply true.
Soul, spirit, body, heart, and mind
I carry my homes in me—
You carry your home with you.”
― Shellen Lubin

“When the world is so fraught and full of fire--
hearts and minds and countries
burning up
burning down--
going in may be
the escape urge--
as if it's no longer there--
but it's all still there
all the time--
reading news or not--
outside looking at seasonal lights
store window displays
children's cherry-cheeked faces
or not--
even when heads are buried in pillows.

Take a break to breathe. The frenzy and furor continue.
Take a break to weep. The exquisite beauty is still there.

All continues on
and will be there upon return.”
― Shellen Lubin

“The only difference between self-awareness and self-consciousness
is the judgement.”
― Shellen Lubin

“People do tend to burrow in
for winter holidays
but then
burrowing can be as damaging
(implosion, avoidance)
as it can be cozy
(buzzword: self-care)
maybe one maybe t'other
maybe some of both.”
― Shellen Lubin