I greatly appreciated this article. I've moved 15 times (I'm 30) - and while it has mostly been within Canada, it still takes the same toll. Just when I would start to put down some roots, I'd feel like the roots were being torn out. Friendships lost, sense of community lost....it definitely has been hard on me. I don't feel grounded, and I have a ton of 'friends' from all over, but very few people I can truly count on. Thanks for the unique perspective as well as the facts. We live in a modern era where being an 'independent woman' is all the rage, and exotic trips and adventures are almost seen as a sign of success or strength whereas a simple, more domestic life is seen as boring. I crave the connection you speak of. Its nice to feel understood, and to allow myself to sink into whatever life feels full & whole - even if that life isn't so glamorous.
On Aug 31, 2016 Kelly Day wrote:
I greatly appreciated this article. I've moved 15 times (I'm 30) - and while it has mostly been within Canada, it still takes the same toll. Just when I would start to put down some roots, I'd feel like the roots were being torn out. Friendships lost, sense of community lost....it definitely has been hard on me. I don't feel grounded, and I have a ton of 'friends' from all over, but very few people I can truly count on. Thanks for the unique perspective as well as the facts. We live in a modern era where being an 'independent woman' is all the rage, and exotic trips and adventures are almost seen as a sign of success or strength whereas a simple, more domestic life is seen as boring. I crave the connection you speak of. Its nice to feel understood, and to allow myself to sink into whatever life feels full & whole - even if that life isn't so glamorous.