Home is Where Your Heart is

Home isn't a place, home is where your heart is. Home is a feeling that is safe and joyful like when you're snuggled up in a warm blanket and drinking hot chocolate. Home is where I can be myself and feel safe about it; where we laugh about the past and dream about the future. Being at home may also mean feeling sad, stressed or worried, but knowing that even my tears have a safe space makes me feel at home. Whenever I am at home and feeling stressed I take a deep breath, close my eyes and picture the comforting memories we have created here. When I wake up in the morning and head downstairs for breakfast, I smell my parent's coffee and some good-smelling candles. When I walk towards my dog I feel the cold marble floors on my warm feet, then I feel my dog’s fluffy fur, these things are home for me. So, home isn't just four walls and a roof, home is where your heart is. You know you're at home when you can be you and both good and bad things might happen but no matter what happens you’ll always know, that home is where your heart is.