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Home. Again. . .

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Home.  Again.

Shared Stories. . .

 

Each of us has a story.  There seems to be many tales.  They are spoken about and listened to.  Some are short, quickly delivering a message.  Others seem quite lengthy.  Ponder-plentiful. Perhaps.

 

An increase in heft does not necessarily mean the topic is worthy of its additional weight.   Today, I am thinking of home.  While it may not be complete, I believe the topic is covered well in the following quotes:

 

If light is in your heart

you will find your way home.  

Rumi 

 

We are just walking each other home 

Ram Dass  

 

Charity should begin at home

but

should not end there. 

Thomas Fuller

 

As often demonstrated, the same thoughts can exist with different people and at different times, here is something quite similar:

 

Charity should begin at home but should not stay there. 

Phillips Brooks  

 

And with the upcoming World Series, these words seem appropriate.  Baseball-wise and “just because”:

 

Never make your home in a place. 

Make your home inside your own head. 

You’ll find what you need to furnish it -

memory, friends you can trust, love of learning,

and other such things. 

That way

it will go with you wherever you journey.  

Ted Williams



 

 

The image in this post is from canstockphoto.com.  

 

Posted by

Michael Jacobs

 

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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Good Tuesday morning, Michael.

Have a great day and an outstanding week.

Oct 25, 2022 06:51 AM
Michael Jacobs

Roy Kelley - I hope you are enjoying the same.  

Oct 25, 2022 06:55 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Michael, great list of HOME quotes today, but I have always believed - home is where your heart is.    Don't really follow baseball, and wouldn't even know who is the home stretch.

Oct 25, 2022 07:01 AM
Michael Jacobs

Joan Cox - while I am not much of a sports fan or baseball specifically, this time of year does seem to have a seasonal influence on pondering.  Non-sensical and sensible. 

Oct 25, 2022 07:07 AM
Sheri Sperry - MCNE®
Coldwell Banker Realty - Sedona, AZ
(928) 274-7355 ~ YOUR Solutions REALTOR®

Hi Michael,

As I read your post, I was thinking about how I feel regarding "home."  I scrolled down and saw the quote I was thinking of.  Grant Schneider had the quote in his comment.  "Home is where the heart is." I might add the word family to that quote.  It is all about family.  I know many people who have moved from their "home" to make a home closer to family. 

Oct 25, 2022 08:55 AM
Michael Jacobs

Sheri Sperry - MCNE® - drawing conclusions can be clearly in focus (and in place) when we think ahead about each of the possibilities.     

Oct 25, 2022 08:58 AM
Beth Atalay
Cam Realty and Property Management - Clermont, FL
Cam Realty of Clermont FL

Hi Michael Jacobs, I like all the quotes you've selected but the one by Ted Williams is my favorite. When I was young, the word "home" meant the place I was born, however, I quickly learned a place you call "home" can be a closet, a little room on a ship, it is where you feel safe, comfortable, a place you look forward to going to sleep in. 

Oct 25, 2022 10:48 AM
Michael Jacobs

Beth Atalay - and your comment shows me that the quote from Ted Williams remains true for so many people. 

And thank you for the feature in BananaTudes.  It's definitely an appealing place.  

Oct 25, 2022 02:26 PM
1~Judi Barrett
Integrity Real Estate Services 116 SE AVE N, Idabel, OK 74745 - Idabel, OK
BS Ed, Integrity Real Estate Services -IDABEL OK

And then there's the song, Home is Where the Heart is".  I have a plaque that reads The best thing about home is who you share it with.  Love this post!

Oct 25, 2022 11:47 AM
Michael Jacobs

1~Judi Barrett - "sharing is caring".  Thank you for the comment.  I appreciate your contribution.    

Oct 25, 2022 02:28 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Michael love your post!  Ted Williams quote is my favorite!!

 

Never make your home in a place. 

Make your home inside your own head. 

You’ll find what you need to furnish it -

memory, friends you can trust, love of learning,

and other such things. 

That way

it will go with you wherever you journey.  

 

 

 

Oct 25, 2022 03:19 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Michael you made me stop and think about all the amazing people and events we've had in our home over the last 25 years and continue to do so to this day.  Blessed indeed at home in my head - and my home!

Oct 25, 2022 03:50 PM
Michael Jacobs

Anna Banana Kruchten CRS, Phoenix Broker - thank you for your enthusiastic comment.  😃

Oct 25, 2022 03:41 PM
Michael Jacobs

Anna Banana Kruchten CRS, Phoenix Broker - once again, a reminder that location location location matters.  And it matters a lot.  Ones own property or their own space where the mind resides.  

Oct 25, 2022 05:44 PM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

“If light is in your heart, you will find your way home.”  

I love that one, by Rumi, Michael!

Oct 25, 2022 04:39 PM
Michael Jacobs

Myrl Jeffcoat - another good one.  I like each.  And for different reasons.  

Oct 25, 2022 05:45 PM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

CONGRATULATIONS Michael, on having this blog FEATURED in the Old Farts Club group!  

Oct 25, 2022 04:40 PM
Michael Jacobs

Myrl Jeffcoat - thank you the feature within the OFC group.  I appreciate it.  

Oct 25, 2022 05:46 PM
Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP
DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Selling Homes Changing Lives

Michael Jacobs - The World Series, quote by Ted Williams, and the video Home from Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573 all resonate the most with me. 

Oct 26, 2022 01:53 AM
Michael Jacobs

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP - finding things that resonate, like buyers who exclaim "Eureka" when discovering the ideal home for them after an extensive search, can be special moments.  

Oct 26, 2022 03:00 AM
Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP

Michael Jacobs - sometimes it pays to just look in the mirror. 

Oct 26, 2022 03:16 AM
Michael Jacobs

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP - congratulations on the combination of reflection and discovery. 

Oct 26, 2022 03:11 AM
Michael Jacobs

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP - for me, that may be taking "reflection" too far off course.  

Oct 26, 2022 03:20 AM
Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP

Michael Jacobs - I agree. "Eureka!" 

By the way I had to spend a few minutes thinking deeply about what home means to me and discovered something I did not know about myself. 

Oct 26, 2022 03:04 AM
Jerry Newman
Brown Realty, 210-789-4216, - San Antonio, TX
Texas REALTOR, San Antonio Military Relocation

Hi Michael Jacobs. Loved all your quotes for today. Whenever I am away from home, I love hearing the words, "Welcome Home". The one by Ted Williams is great timing with the World Series coming up. 

Oct 26, 2022 12:29 PM
Michael Jacobs

Jerry Newman - excuse my tardiness in replying to your comment.  I agree with you about the specialness of hearing "welcome home".  Although I am not much of a baseball fan or sports enthusiast, I can appreciate the sentiment of Ted Williams in his quote.  Thank you.  

Dec 01, 2022 05:55 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Good Thursday morning, Michael.

Have a great day and an outstanding week.

Oct 27, 2022 04:38 AM
Michael Jacobs

Roy Kelley - thank you and your week is going well.  

Oct 27, 2022 04:54 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Michael, thinking Kathy Streib is very excited her Astros are in the World Series!  

Oct 27, 2022 06:43 AM
Michael Jacobs

Joan Cox  - I am sure each team has their fair share of fans.  

Oct 27, 2022 06:59 AM
Aura Alex
Seattle, WA
Retired Real Estate Pro

Michael,

I know very little about baseball. I know, I'm boring! I never liked watching baseball; I'd prefer reading. 

I'm here because I like to read anything you write! And learning new words.

Oct 27, 2022 09:48 PM
Aura Alex

Michael Jacobs, thanks for the invite to join the "club." I would like that. 

And now I have a new word added to my "Treasure Words" book - "hole-in-none." LOL!! You amaze me!😋

Oct 28, 2022 01:04 PM
Michael Jacobs

Aura Alex - my knowledge of anything that has to do with sports is nearly nil - a real strikeout.  And definitely more akin to a hole-in-none.   ⛳ 

I remember as a child, overhearing my dad talking to my mom about why some people use baseball analogies rather than football comparisons was that the nuances of football were likely to difficult to grasp.  That was a lightbulb moment for me.  "That's me".  I am "some" of those people.  Aura, if you like, you can join the club.  🙃

Oct 28, 2022 04:23 AM
Michael Jacobs

Aura Alex - I enjoy reading too and it certainly continues to add words and interpretations of them (many, admittedly, of my own invention).  🙃

Oct 28, 2022 03:12 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Good Friday morning, Michael.

Have a great day and a very special weekend.

We are enjoying the colors of autumn in Maryland.

Oct 28, 2022 10:19 AM
Michael Jacobs

Roy Kelley - while the colors and the temps may not be the same here as they are in Maryland, we are feeling the change in season.  Of course, like in so many places, weather often makes decision to leave with a whim so change can occur suddenly.  Enjoy your weekend.  

Oct 28, 2022 12:22 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Michael someone who has lived all over the world probably moved 30 times at least, I can say safely home is where I put my baseball cap aka hat at and consider it being home...my mother always considered Hungary her home and I recall many times my father would say home is HERE:) Endre

Oct 29, 2022 11:47 PM
Michael Jacobs

Endre Barath, Jr. - my mom still lives in the home she and my dad bought as new homeowners many decades ago.  She always said to me - moving again??  I haven't lived in as nearly as many places as you (or as many others) and never outside this country.  In life - it's all relative, right.  I like your dad's saying. It works.   

Oct 30, 2022 08:35 AM
Hannah Williams
HomeStarr Realty - Philadelphia, PA
Expertise NE Philadelphia & Bucks 215-820-3376

Michael Jacobs  Love this post as Home is where I feel warm and safe 

Oct 30, 2022 12:06 PM
Michael Jacobs

Hannah Williams - I am sorry for the delay in responding to your comment.  Thank you for the kind words.  I appreciate them and you.  

Dec 01, 2022 05:57 PM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

If the Red Sox aren't playing I'm not watching, and even sometimes the Sox games are pretty much limited to World Series games.

As for "home"...I've been blessed to have had each of my four homes be perfect for the time in which I had them. Wonderful memories from three of them and creating new memories in the current.

Oct 31, 2022 08:06 AM
Michael Jacobs

Sharon Tara - well-stated thoughts on "home".  Thank you.  

As for sports and baseball in particular, I am sure there are more fair-weather fans than those who faithfully sit in their seats.  The world is a big place.  However, there continues to be a line of people waiting to get "somewhere".    The snack bar, the restroom or to the exit.  Maybe that's just Los Angeles Dodger games where traffic in the parking lot means leaving may take longer than the game.  

Oct 31, 2022 08:57 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Hi Michael! Agreed on your points. As for Ted Williams' quote, I always thought home was in your HEART! I can see his point about 'head' though.

Oct 31, 2022 03:10 PM
Michael Jacobs

Debe Maxwell, CRS - finding perspective in the thoughts of others can be enlightening.  

Dec 01, 2022 05:58 PM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

I have used and seen any of these quotes and I must say I approve Michael 🙂

Nov 02, 2022 04:06 PM
Michael Jacobs

Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS - it's nice to introduce some new-to-you quotes since you have shared some of my favorites plus more than a few that are becoming favorites.

Nov 02, 2022 05:59 PM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

Now you can see how quotes influence and inspire my life Michael 🙂

Nov 15, 2022 07:44 PM
Michael Jacobs

Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS - reciprocation continues to be a part of an ActiveRain blogging experience.  

Nov 16, 2022 07:06 AM