HERE I AM BACK IN THE TOWN OF MY YOUTH IN AUSTRALIA; I ALWAYS ENJOY
RETURNING HOME AND SPENDING TIME WITH OLD FRIENDS AND MY FAMILY, I AM REMINDED EVERY TIME I RETURN OF THE CHANGES I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN MY LIFE
OF THE PATHWAYS TRAVELLED AND THE PATHWAYS I COULD HAVE TRAVELLED. IT IS INTERESTING TOO ME TO ALLOW MY MIND THE LUXURY OF PLAYING LETS PRETEND
WHILE I AM HERE. WHERE WOULD I SIT AND WHO MIGHT I BE IF I HAD NOT MOVED A
HALF WORLD AWAY...WOULD MY CURRENT THOUGHTS AND IDEAS, FEELINGS AND BELIEFS STILL BE THE ONES THAT I HOLD ONTO OR WOULD MY EXPERIENCES SHAPE ME INTO A DIFFERENT VERSION OF WHO I AM NOW? IS THERE A GRAND SCHEME IN THE UNIVERSE THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT, FOR MANY OF US WE LEAVE OUR NESTS AND FLY NEVER TO RETURN FOR SOME WE NEVER LEAVE OUR NEST AT ALL....IF WHO WE ARE IS SHAPED BY OUR LIFE EXPERIENCES, SHOULD WE JUDGE THOSE EXPERIENCES OR JUST FLOW WITH THEM?
I AM ALWAYS INTERESTED IN MY RESPONSES WHEN I RETURN HOME, AS I RETURN A ADULT BUT AS I TRAVEL WITH MY DAUGHTER ALSO A MOTHER BUT AS I AM STAYING WITH MY PARENTS...A CHILD. I AM LUCKY THAT I CAN APPRECIATE HOW LUCKY I AM
THAT I CAN BE HERE IN THIS MOMENT AND PROCESS AS A ADULT AND RELEASE ANY OLD EMOTIONS POSITIVELY, THAT I CAN EXPERIENCE A ADULT RELATIONSHIP WITH MY PARENTS EVEN THOUGH I AM AND ALWAYS WILL BE TO THEM THEIR CHILD; AS WILL MY CHILDREN TO ME; THAT I CAN REVISIT MY CHILDHOOD HOME AND FRIENDS AND UNDERSTAND HOW LUCKY I AM TO BE IN A COUNTRY THAT ALLOWS YOU THE FREEDOM OF THOUGHT AND HONESTY. ALSO HOW LUCKY I AM TO ALSO LIVE IN A COUNTRY THAT ALLOWS ME THE FREEDOM TO BE ME!
DEBRA RAE
