Yes, i long for grubby inner city London i just left after having the privilege of being able buy my very own home in a very safe & far less expensive & v beautiful place by the sea but….i just want to cry & can’t/won’t unpack & i feel like a total dick 😭
You know, I think so often the 'good things' and 'right decisions' STILL come with grief at what we've left. Its an ambiguous kind of loss aka The Hardest. Sending a massive hug xx
This is the first piece of yours I've read and it was beautifully said - thanks for articulating this. The one that always gets me is homesick for a feeling that was tied to a place and a moment in time.
Thank you for sharing this & explaining it so beautifully. ♥️ It is so hard to keep moving forward - holding your feelings in so you don’t feel self-indulgent - in a world that seems broken rn. Grateful for this space to admit it’s hard & that we can feel homesick, but not be alone in that.
I’m homesick for a time. Specifically, 2023 and before. My Dad passed away from complications of COVID and I miss him so much. I miss the way my family felt. Now I feel like I don’t have a family.
My heart is with you Emily. When we dont just lose the person but the glue they provided - its heartbreak on top of loss. This happened when my mum died and it is never the same - we’re finding ways to create something new ♥️
Gosh yes, homesick for a feeling is a thing isn't it? Also love that instagram post you shared Sas especially as I never saw it 62 weeks ago and it feels more relevant today than ever!
Yes, i long for grubby inner city London i just left after having the privilege of being able buy my very own home in a very safe & far less expensive & v beautiful place by the sea but….i just want to cry & can’t/won’t unpack & i feel like a total dick 😭
You know, I think so often the 'good things' and 'right decisions' STILL come with grief at what we've left. Its an ambiguous kind of loss aka The Hardest. Sending a massive hug xx
I truly needed to read this ❤️ thank you Sas
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This is the first piece of yours I've read and it was beautifully said - thanks for articulating this. The one that always gets me is homesick for a feeling that was tied to a place and a moment in time.
I so get that Holly x
Thank you for sharing this & explaining it so beautifully. ♥️ It is so hard to keep moving forward - holding your feelings in so you don’t feel self-indulgent - in a world that seems broken rn. Grateful for this space to admit it’s hard & that we can feel homesick, but not be alone in that.
Yes to all of this. This homesickness feeling crops up regularly for me. Thanks for articulating it so beautifully ❤️
I’m homesick for the time when it was pretty much universally agreed upon that Nazis were bad. Really bad. Evil, even.
SAMESIES. Standing beside you in the resistance xx
I am homesick for a multitude of things
Places I lived & the people connected to them
My 4 friends who passed away over the past 6 yrs
I miss my mother in-law who now suffers from Alzheimer’s and barely knows who I am
I am actually homesick for parts of me that have got lost in events moves and uncertainties of the past 5 yrs
For a loss of purpose & trying to figure it all out with new eyes
But I will be honest I feel a little lonely at times & a little lost I what I do know is I don’t want to just cover it up
I feel this in my bones, Vanessa. My hope is that your courage to no longer cover it up, frees you too xx
Spent too long making others feel comfortable and this has not served me at all
Even journalling hadn’t addressed it but writing it hear was liking saying it out loud and that was needed
Thank you so much for this space for your honesty for being a very special soul
Just writing this released the genie and she isn’t going back she’s off reacquainting herself with who she really is
Xx
I’m homesick for a time. Specifically, 2023 and before. My Dad passed away from complications of COVID and I miss him so much. I miss the way my family felt. Now I feel like I don’t have a family.
My heart is with you Emily. When we dont just lose the person but the glue they provided - its heartbreak on top of loss. This happened when my mum died and it is never the same - we’re finding ways to create something new ♥️
That is such a good way to describe it. He was the glue. Now things feel broken. 😢
Gosh yes, homesick for a feeling is a thing isn't it? Also love that instagram post you shared Sas especially as I never saw it 62 weeks ago and it feels more relevant today than ever!
Yes homesick for a feeling is totally a thing!