"I took myself to the woods."
This is splendid advice no matter what prompts you to go.
Over twenty years on, I recognize this is exactly what I did
and its saved me in more ways than I can count.
Having to abandon it recently due to physical drawbacks
has been a challenge and a renewal of my devotion.
Homesickness remains as a thread in the tapestry of my life.
There's no such thing as "getting over" the loss of precious loved ones.
I have found that if I listen closely, they might accompany me in the woods,
or in the garden, or when I'm gazing out the window.
"Enlarging the definition of home" seems vital to the process
of growing through our years toward that time
where we will be the one accompanying our
living loved ones as they "take themselves to the woods".
Namaste'
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