Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Inside Our Four Walls
What happens when you enter your house? The other day I was sitting in the house and noticed I was completely unaware of what was going on outside the four walls of my house. It occurred to me that many of us probably do the same thing. We walk into our homes and forget about the rest of the world. We become instantly immersed in our space. I found this to be true no matter where I was! I am wondering if anyone else has this same experience and what are their thoughts about it.
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It is actually a wonderful thing to be out of touch sometimes. I come home and it is just enough for me to deal with what is inside those four walls. The same thing At work... When I'm there I don't worry about what is going on with my kids, my house, my extended family, or my friends. It's strange to think of work as a haven, but in a lot of ways it is. There are plenty of times that I'm unable to focus on what is going on in one place, because of thinking about what is going on outside.
ReplyDeleteOutside the blog, I have been having conversations with people about this idea of what happens when we close the doors behind ourselves. It has been interesting to see that for many people it is very important to be able to step inside their four walls and only deal with what is inside those walls. It has also been interesting to see that people define the "four walls" as the boundaries that include their yards, their families, even the skin they are in...
ReplyDeleteAs RuthieGene stated earlier, it is very important for us when we are faced with a multitude of situations to slip inside the four walls and handle one at a time. It is also an appropriate skill to have to view the world from this prospective. I can only handle what is going on here now...I will deal with what is going on somewhere else when I get there. This almost sounds like not borrowing tomorrow's problems today.
Peace
When I enter my home,I feel happiness and peace that I do not experince any where else.
ReplyDeleteI make the choice not to listen to the news or read the paper to close myself out from what is going on outside.I appreciate the peace that I have at home.
Hi All,
ReplyDeleteI hope I have it 'fixed' now so that my posts 'show up.' I did want to add that earlier today I dropped my daughter off in Atlanta so that she could make her way to her new home for this next year, Fairbanks, AK. I can't explain the deep yearning I feel both for her happiness and independence and my own need to have her near. She has been living in D.C., but somehow this seems different. Any one else have similar feelings regarding your own children?
I do understand how you feel I didn't accept my daughter going off to college and leaving home. It has been a year and I look forward for her coming home and I look forward when she returns back to campus. Fairbanks just seems like it is along way from home she will be okay.
ReplyDeleteWell,I know its kind of late to comment on this post but i fell that i should express my thoughts also. When i enter my physical home it isn't as wonderful as my mental home. My physical home consists of my grandmother ,my cousin, my brother,my dog,and my one and only mother. My mental home is someplace where i am complete and welcome. It isn't the same as my physical home because i can run away from the troubles of the world. My home consists of my family. It doesn't matter to me what is going on outside of my home because the world does not bring peace and welcoming to me, but my home is amazing and keeps me sane and not attacking people.
ReplyDeleteHello Linda,
ReplyDeleteI hope you are feeling better today. Children are so special I know you miss her already but think of it this way, you have a place to stay should you decide to go to Fairbanks :)
Peace, gloria
Hey Natalie,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your thoughts on the four walls topic...love ya, gm