"A quote by Sarah Ban Breathnach in "Something More" was the springboard for this episode. It pointed out just how much we all long for, and seek, home.

 "It doesn't matter where you live today - trailer, apartment, or a house. You may be rooming in a motel or seeking santuary in a safe house halfway between your past and your future. You may even be without a roof to call your own, camping out on a friend's couch or community cot; held hostage in a palace or pitching a tent on the
dark side of the moon. It doesn't matter. If you're reading this, you're homeward bound."

I believe we are all doing this very thing - heading home - in one way or another. And we need a place today that is home for us.

 

Finding time for all the things we want to do in life is always a struggle. It all boils down to determining our priorities and then living so that those are where we're putting our energies. In this Art of Gracious Living I offer some suggestions on how to achieve this.

Consider all the things you are committed to and if some of them can be put on hiatus. Sometimes we all need to step back and refocus.

Invite a few friends over for tea and you'll create the opportunity for true conversation. It's not as difficult as you may think to have a tea party and we talk about the details today. I even give you some recipes on the website www.artofgraciousliving.com. The important thing is to create the opportunity to make a real connection with others.

Our stories are how we connect with others. The Kalahari Bushmen believe a man's story is his most precious possession because it's the basis of culture and civilization. The same is true in modern society, but we're more likely to tell someone what we do for a living than what we care about, than who we are. When I thought about applying this to myself I was reminded of a piece I wrote a few years ago that I gave to some friends with driftwood I had collected at the confluence of the rivers near where I grew up. That is a place I return to repeatedly.

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