Being at home, does not mean that we are feeling at home. The rest and relaxation that engulfs our body and mind sets in tones of serenity around us riding us to that homely feel. When we are at home, we feel the fragrance of security, support, comfort, love and joy. At home we are heard and cared, coddled and cheered. We are in with those special feeling which makes us so much at home. Well, let us try and find out as to how we can feel the fragrance of our home. Let us connect emotionally to our home.
- Get connected with the nature around your house. Within the fencing boundaries, find as much vegetation, the florets, the butterflies, the piping birds, running cats and rabbits, the settling dew drops on the grass. The more your time with these, the more you feel serene and comfortable.
- Think about being a gardener for a while in the evenings or weekends to nurture your floral or vegetable garden around your house. The more you take onus for the garden, its flowers and vegetables, the more you will care for it. Seeing the fruits of nurturing, your mind will float in joy for sure.
- Have a chair by the window or in the balcony, which gets illuminated by the natural light of the sun, and cooled by the flowing swift breeze, and gets occasionally sprayed by the fragrance of the flowers on the bloom. Use this spot to read a book, do embroidery, to relax with music and coffee. Let this be sweet comforting spot for you at home, a spot you would emotionally connect with.
- De clutter, organize and beautify your house, so that the entire space looks visually appealing. Create that visual calmness that enchants you to stay more at home.
- Plan and prepare for a day from morning to evening, script your day at home and then enact the script. Creating a day as you wished gets you the feeling of fulfillment when you are at home.
- Live with your loved ones, your family and let your emotions live to fill your home with joy, empathy, love, care and understanding.
- Be a cook of the house, the sweeper of your premises, the in house accountant and a great manager at your place. Home is the only place where you can wear many hats and play multiple roles. Play these roles with ease and comfort.
- Let the family connect and have their family prayers. Let the family have their dinner together. Let them gather around the coffee table and sip coffee together. Create moments of togetherness, and a well knit family is the foundation of a home of wellness.
Story
Spotty was a dog that lived in a small town with others of his kind. His days were spent pleasantly as he foraged for food with others and dozed in the shades when the afternoon sun was at its hottest. He played and enjoyed a lot with his friends.
Once there was famine in the city. There was no food and Spotty grew restless with hunger. Soon he became very feeble. He thought to himself, “This town has nothing to offer now-no food and no fun. I will go to the city. I am sure I will find food and frolic to my heart’s content.” Thus the next day at the break of dawn Spotty set out for the city. Once in the city he was indeed lucky. He found a house with a place in the back-yard where all waste food was dumped. Spotty ate the delicious leftovers every day and grew stout in a few days.
One day the pet dogs of the house-owner were roaming loose in the backyard. As soon as they detected Spotty they attacked him. They dug their sharp teeth into Spotty’s soft and stout flesh. With deep wounds and torn flesh Spotty ran to save his life.
Spotty did not stop running till he reached back his home town. At once his old friends greeted him and the dogs enquired of him, “Dear friend, what was it like in the city? Did you have much fun? Surely your health shows that there is no lack of food there but how did you hurt yourself?”
In reply, Spotty said, “Oh yes friends, city life has its advantages but there is no place like home, even if there is no food here at least I am loved and welcomed amidst my own brethren”. By saying this he proceeded to tell his tale to his friends.
Activity
Enlist few steps you will initiate to feel the fragrance of your home.
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Quote
“Home is where the heart is” ~ Pliny the Elder
Takeaways
- When we are at home, we feel the fragrance of security, support, comfort, love and joy. At home we are heard and cared, coddled and cheered. We are in with those special feeling which makes us so much at home.
- Remember the 8 ways to bring up the feeling at home.
