The Hit List - Coming back

I’ve been gone ten days for the first leg of my book tour. Chicago. New York. Washington DC. Back again to New York for some private time with my little sis. Then a long train ride home. I don’t travel by plane any longer – and I am probably done with trains, too.

I’ll be the first to admit this: I’m no longer a good traveler. I’m tense every single time. Even the best laid plans and safety measures don’t do much to quell my anxiety. Despite that, I still do it.

Although this trip had a few snafus (hence, NOT doing trains again), it was pleasant overall. Successful even. But on the ride home, I felt “off.” I was no longer in my body. If you’ve ever had this experience, you know exactly what I’m talking about. It’s a “floaty” sensation, where you feel as if your soul is trying to find an exit. I wondered if I would faint, and if so, what would happen.

No matter what I tried (eating nuts, meditation, breathing techniques), I could not get settled. My train ride felt like I was gliding through the air, a magic carpet ride toward home. Unmoored and somewhere else the entire time.

Once I was finally back in my home, the energy changed. My home is my sanctuary. If you have Cancer placements in your chart (I have Venus in Cancer), you know this feeling. No matter how far you roam, there is no place like home.

I have a lot of space to be quiet here. Travel is loud. And meeting so many people tends to throw me off my energetic game. One ten-hour night of deep sleep started to fix all of this. A home-cooked meal. Touching earth. Sitting next to my husband on the couch, catching up on Euphoria. Finishing the new Lena Dunham book. Driving my car. Sitting with a bagel and hot tea in the morning.

I’m back. Not just back in my home, but back physically, mentally, and psychically. Sometimes you need to go away to realize how much you need to come back.

Theresa

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