There's no place like home.

Hello my beautifully mundane friends. Sorry I've been away for so long. Sometimes a perfectly mundane world can become a little absurd, but I think things are finally starting to settle down and I can finally get back to embracing the little things in life. All the drama that I've been facing wasn't all bad though. It did help me realize that sometimes Big problems help us to realize how special the small things are.

One of the problems that I've been facing is that, because I transfered to Rutgers in the middle of the academic year, I somehow slipped through the cracks, and a lot of my paper work wasn't filed, so to the university it was as though I wasn't here. But according to Residence life I was here and without a lot of necessary forms being filled in, which equals big trouble for me. It got to the point where I was almost forced to leave my apartment. So I had to run all over campus and visit every office imaginable to try get things straitened out, and praise be to God,  I did.

As I was thinking the whole ordeal afterwards, It occurred to me. If I was forced to leave my apartment, where would I have gone? I know that I have a lot of friends that would be more than willing to take me in, and for that I am beyond grateful, but I also know the financial burden that one extra person in a household can create. From this experience I have learned the value of Home. Home is somewhere where you can always go, no matter what. You're never a guest at home. You belong there. Home is safe. People don't really think about home very much, or when they do, they're often wanting to get away from it. Home is often taken for granted. People assume that home will always will be there, and most of the time they're right, but sometimes, situations arise such that one day it's not. I guess the saying is true, "you don't know what you've got till it's gone".

I do consider myself lucky. I have places to go and friends who would welcome me into their homes. I can't imagine what life is like for those who don't have that luxury. But I do know the burden of not having a place to call home, always wondering "where do I go when I can't be here anymore?" "What can I do to ease the burden of the next person I stay with?" "What do I do if no one can take me in?" A lot of stress and  anxiety comes with these questions. Stress and anxiety only make problems worse. So, problems with finances, or school work become much bigger than they need to be because the issue of having a place to stay depends on the resolution of those problems.

So the next time you feel stressed out or weighed down by life, just go Home. Sit in your favorite spot, and remember that, there you are safe, you belong,  you can leave your problems at the door.  At home you can be in control, or you can give up all control and just be.

 And so you don't forget, what a blessing Home can be,  from time to time remind yourself that "There's no place like home"