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BornAlive's avatar

thank you for the reminder that change comes asking for your hand at any given moment in our lives. yes tends to be the best answer.

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Val Alcorn's avatar

I think you are right. I can't recall a time when that hasn't proven to be true!

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Witchy in the City's avatar

I love anything Joseph Campbell. Great quotes to relate to this journey. I also really loved the way that you described Colorado. That is the land that raised me, and even though I am not currently called to be there full time, I love the magic of that place with all my heart. Wishing you well on the next place you call home!

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Val Alcorn's avatar

Thank you! 🙏🏻 There is so much to be said for the places that raise us, even if we don't return. I think it's the place as much as the people that shape us into who we are. What a blessing to be from such a beautiful land 💜

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Witchy in the City's avatar

The place, and the people for sure 😌

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Leslea's avatar

So beautifully written. We are readying our forest cottage in Southern Indiana for sale. We were drawn here years ago to raise our kids, and now we are following a long-ignored pull to move to a different town (the one that changed the DNA of my spirit 30 years ago). I loved living here with all my heart. The foraging, the birds and butterflies, the trees! It has been so healing. I have enjoyed it every season of the year, even the winters for the first time in my life. I hope the next family to live here revels in every moment. I know that we are going to so enjoy our next chapter of life!!!

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Val Alcorn's avatar

I am wishing you the best of luck in your next chapter! Being immersed in the woods on a daily basis is unlike any other environment. You are thrown into the seasonal and sometimes unpredictable rhythms of the natural world in such a visceral way. I can guarantee the next people to live on that land will feel the love you've poured into it. I think it goes both ways 😊 and how lucky for your children to grow up in such a place!

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Felicia Welborn's avatar

Your heroine's journey is Beautifully written. So thankful you make time to write & share. Wonderful story so far, looking forward to your next chapters 📖 Resonating with many similar experiences 🙏 Your story is encouraging to trust my instincts & be brave enough to walk the uncertain path 👣 for it is the only way that will Nourish the soul 👣 Blessings to you & your family on your journey 🏞

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Val Alcorn's avatar

Thank you Felicia! And thank you for taking the time to read, I hope you've gathered some tidbits to carry with you on your own journey. Take good care 💜

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