Why is it a bad thing for an adult to "move back home"? Seems like everytime I turn around, someone is making the remark that only Losers return home...never get out in the world, never explore other ideas or philosophies, can't "grow" spiritually, etc. This is nearly always followed by the slam that one is "simple-minded" and stuck on a personal philosophy fed to them by the Fox News Channel....ggrrrrhhh!
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And along those same lines, people who do return home to the quiet life in Iowa sometimes are haunted by the Past. Usually a perceived notion that hometown folks only remember the bad things, and do not see them for who they are now. I say, "Hogwash!" (goes along with the simple rural life) People who never leave have changed, and believe you have too! Or, maybe even experience a little envy because one did get out of SWI and have returned with stories, travels, experiences, etc., that are so fun to hear when you share them!
The world is smaller now. There are fewer and fewer backwoods places. And, who said "You can't go home again?" Only Bon Jovi in the song of the same name. Life is what you make it, no matter what your address.
We bring it with us...our memories, our experiences, our knowledge...and grow in love with our friends and family.
That's it for now.
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And along those same lines, people who do return home to the quiet life in Iowa sometimes are haunted by the Past. Usually a perceived notion that hometown folks only remember the bad things, and do not see them for who they are now. I say, "Hogwash!" (goes along with the simple rural life) People who never leave have changed, and believe you have too! Or, maybe even experience a little envy because one did get out of SWI and have returned with stories, travels, experiences, etc., that are so fun to hear when you share them!
The world is smaller now. There are fewer and fewer backwoods places. And, who said "You can't go home again?" Only Bon Jovi in the song of the same name. Life is what you make it, no matter what your address.
We bring it with us...our memories, our experiences, our knowledge...and grow in love with our friends and family.
That's it for now.
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