Thank you for this awesome video. I moved 100 miles from my hometown of 22,000 people to a larger city of 200,000 and the adjustment for me has been interesting. I met my now wife and sold my home, and land that my great grandfather purchased. I reluctantly felt some grief as I thought that I may have brought shame upon myself. I made peace with that, and moving from a small Bible Belt town in North Alabama into south east Tennessee has really been a blessing for me. I didn’t grow up in a Christian Household but I attended some, but honestly never felt kinship. I enjoy reading books and to be honest if I had access to Witchcraft Books as a teenager that would have been my first choice. Thanks for reading This was great to say, and it was nice not being judged.
I only moved 100 miles from my parents home back in the mid-2000s. However, in terms of living situations, it was a massive change. I went from living on my parents 14 acre (most of it wooded) property about a mile outside of a small village to living in the suburbs of a city with a population of around 1 million. I miss the little things, like occasionally looking outside and seeing a black bear in the back yard. I miss the solitude. Having said that, I don't think I'd be able to move back there at this point. At one point, I thought I might do that when I was retired and being close enough to places that hired software engineers was no longer a concern. But as I've adapted to my new home and put down roots, I realized that moving back to a small rural town where I'd be hard pressed to find many like-minded people (the options for socializing there are churches and bars) just wouldn't work for me. But I do miss seeing those bears and probably always will. Fortunately, I'm close enough to go back and visit so long as I still have someone to go visit and stay with. (Alas, aging parents are a complex topic all in their own.)
I have had a very similar journey. I moved to central ky from wnc about 3 years ago. And it’s been hard. I miss the nostalgia and the vibe of my hometown, but there’s a lot I don’t miss. And I know this move has been the best for me and my family. I noticed since I moved though, I’ve almost been able to connect to my roots more because I don’t want to lose the good parts of my heritage. The parts I hid for so long because I thought they were embarrassing, like my accent. Or the skills my family had to do for generations to survive. The move really helped me reflect on why they did those things and why it is important for me to carry on. I don’t know. Lot of rambling but I just want you to know you’re one of the few creators and journeys I REALLY connect with. Thank you for your content.
Wow, same here almost. I moved from CokerCreek, TN (Next to the NC border) and just moved to northern Kentucky a couple months ago. It’s been a whirlwind because I miss the far east Tennessee/ North Caroline mountains
@@LovelyLear oh that’s so cool! Where in ky? We’re near Lexington. I miss the mountains too. Luckily I travel for work and my buildings are in eastern ky and it’s always nice to feel back at home in the mountains
@@breannaquade579 Aww, you’re kind of close-ish to me. I’m in Louisville. You’re lucky with working in the eastern part of the state so you can be in the mountains again
I completely understand what you are going through. My husband and I travel and move around a lot. It can be very difficult to develop your life again. Finding new hobbies will bring you community, but you will always be who you are.. no matter where you go.. And yes, making friendships get harder the older you get. I have acquaintances at work but no one I hang out with. TX, UT, CO, Vietnam, CO, MT, CO, MO.... all the places we've actually lived (for like long enough to sign an apartment lease) since 2007. (Yes, moved in and out of CO multiple times).That doesn't include living in a van for over a year or out of a backpack for 3 years of traveling. Currently living in MO ... have a job, have an apartment... still not any easier to find friends and social connection. Just started a class for Ukulele. Thinking about pursuing belly dance and trying to connect with the witchy/spiritual community here and with hiking/outdoorsy groups as well. But we've been here for almost a year now.... and still no one that I do anything with other than my husband. We were just talking about this. We've gotten used to it but it can feel lonely at times, still... I hope you are able to build a community and a new group of friends and that you'll soon be able to look back and see how well you have transitioned. Don't give up. It will happen.
Just moved to Olympia from Salt Lake City and so many things are drastically different. The people are not as warm and interested in friendship; which has been difficult. However, the disconnect between the flora, fauna, and nature spirits is so different.
I’m in southern Appalachia as well. I’ve lived all over but moved back here about 25 years ago. I incorporate folk remedies into my practice but without the taint of Christianity. Resources on this is all but impossible to find as southern folk magic, or granny magic, is very intertwined with Christianity. So basically I just do my own thing
I'm getting ready to move again and have felt the "new me" stuff that didn't work!!! This time I'm doing 60 days of shadow work before moving so I CAN bring a new me in a sense!!! I am who I am and my past will always be a part of me-it just no longer defines me!!! Love the experience you share to help others!!!
I moved abroad to the UK for my studies. And while I love the Uk and it has shaped me so much living here, I look forward to moving back home (a very different region though). But it feels kind of impossible to go back to my home region as such a different person. Every time I visit, I feel myself fall back in old patterns (not always bad ones but still). It’s so valuable to move from your home.
I went the other way, west coast to east cost. I never shed or lost what I was, I merely added to what I am. It took some time learning from the woods and hills in Appalachia. I feel more at home and in sync here than where I was born now days, but I can move between both seamlessly. It just takes time and dirt under your nails for home to become home.
Great to meet you. You come from a beautiful part of the world, and you live in a beautiful part of the world. Your one smart person, that much is clear. Your a part of where you come from - be proud you come from a great people, always remember that. Stay safe and well, much love to you and yours and many Blessings.😊,❤.
I relate. I spent most of my life in MN & WI. Now I live in FL. Trying to figure out how to blend all the sides of me. And yes I would like to move back north but I need to also make my peace and make the best of life as it is now in FL.
i´m living in my hometown, 30 years later, strange feeling :) the last time i was here permanently it was early 90´s, and i was a young man! wtf! time warp! i call it twin peaks because it´s kind of like that.. eccentric people doing their own thing, poorly placed neon signs dropping out, failing capitalism. the positive is that there is a crazy amount of power in my old childhood playing grounds, which i can just go and drink from every day, if i want. the negative is that also the negative memories still come back to haunt you, even after 30 years.. the difference i think is the childhood.. you can create adulthood happyness elsewhere but you can´t really re-create the childhood. also moving is kind of a modern thing, people didn´t really move back then, that´s why it might feel wrong. even in the hunter-gatherer cultures they usually only moved from winter camp to summer camp.. but it was the same locations, you know. i´m still dreaming of moving but not to an unknown location, only where i tried to make it before.. that´s where i left some of my power, i want it back!
It's hard to go back to where we lived before, but we always carry part of it with us moving forward. There has been a mass migration of content creators to the Pacific Northwest, you are in good company there. Are you still perfecting your candle making hobby? Good to see you posting again.😉
Thank you for this awesome video.
I moved 100 miles from my hometown of 22,000 people to a larger city of 200,000
and the adjustment for me has been interesting.
I met my now wife and sold my home, and land that my great grandfather purchased.
I reluctantly felt some grief as I thought that I may have brought shame upon myself.
I made peace with that, and moving from a small Bible Belt town in North Alabama into south east Tennessee has really been a blessing for me.
I didn’t grow up in a Christian Household but I attended some, but honestly never felt kinship.
I enjoy reading books and to be honest if I had access to Witchcraft Books as a teenager that would have been my first choice.
Thanks for reading
This was great to say, and it was nice not being judged.
I only moved 100 miles from my parents home back in the mid-2000s. However, in terms of living situations, it was a massive change. I went from living on my parents 14 acre (most of it wooded) property about a mile outside of a small village to living in the suburbs of a city with a population of around 1 million. I miss the little things, like occasionally looking outside and seeing a black bear in the back yard. I miss the solitude.
Having said that, I don't think I'd be able to move back there at this point. At one point, I thought I might do that when I was retired and being close enough to places that hired software engineers was no longer a concern. But as I've adapted to my new home and put down roots, I realized that moving back to a small rural town where I'd be hard pressed to find many like-minded people (the options for socializing there are churches and bars) just wouldn't work for me.
But I do miss seeing those bears and probably always will. Fortunately, I'm close enough to go back and visit so long as I still have someone to go visit and stay with. (Alas, aging parents are a complex topic all in their own.)
I have had a very similar journey. I moved to central ky from wnc about 3 years ago. And it’s been hard. I miss the nostalgia and the vibe of my hometown, but there’s a lot I don’t miss. And I know this move has been the best for me and my family. I noticed since I moved though, I’ve almost been able to connect to my roots more because I don’t want to lose the good parts of my heritage. The parts I hid for so long because I thought they were embarrassing, like my accent. Or the skills my family had to do for generations to survive. The move really helped me reflect on why they did those things and why it is important for me to carry on. I don’t know. Lot of rambling but I just want you to know you’re one of the few creators and journeys I REALLY connect with. Thank you for your content.
Wow, same here almost. I moved from CokerCreek, TN (Next to the NC border) and just moved to northern Kentucky a couple months ago. It’s been a whirlwind because I miss the far east Tennessee/ North Caroline mountains
@@LovelyLear oh that’s so cool! Where in ky? We’re near Lexington. I miss the mountains too. Luckily I travel for work and my buildings are in eastern ky and it’s always nice to feel back at home in the mountains
@@breannaquade579 Aww, you’re kind of close-ish to me. I’m in Louisville. You’re lucky with working in the eastern part of the state so you can be in the mountains again
I completely understand what you are going through. My husband and I travel and move around a lot. It can be very difficult to develop your life again. Finding new hobbies will bring you community, but you will always be who you are.. no matter where you go.. And yes, making friendships get harder the older you get. I have acquaintances at work but no one I hang out with.
TX, UT, CO, Vietnam, CO, MT, CO, MO.... all the places we've actually lived (for like long enough to sign an apartment lease) since 2007. (Yes, moved in and out of CO multiple times).That doesn't include living in a van for over a year or out of a backpack for 3 years of traveling. Currently living in MO ... have a job, have an apartment... still not any easier to find friends and social connection. Just started a class for Ukulele. Thinking about pursuing belly dance and trying to connect with the witchy/spiritual community here and with hiking/outdoorsy groups as well. But we've been here for almost a year now.... and still no one that I do anything with other than my husband. We were just talking about this. We've gotten used to it but it can feel lonely at times, still...
I hope you are able to build a community and a new group of friends and that you'll soon be able to look back and see how well you have transitioned. Don't give up. It will happen.
Just moved to Olympia from Salt Lake City and so many things are drastically different. The people are not as warm and interested in friendship; which has been difficult. However, the disconnect between the flora, fauna, and nature spirits is so different.
I’m in southern Appalachia as well. I’ve lived all over but moved back here about 25 years ago. I incorporate folk remedies into my practice but without the taint of Christianity. Resources on this is all but impossible to find as southern folk magic, or granny magic, is very intertwined with Christianity. So basically I just do my own thing
I'm getting ready to move again and have felt the "new me" stuff that didn't work!!! This time I'm doing 60 days of shadow work before moving so I CAN bring a new me in a sense!!! I am who I am and my past will always be a part of me-it just no longer defines me!!! Love the experience you share to help others!!!
I moved abroad to the UK for my studies. And while I love the Uk and it has shaped me so much living here, I look forward to moving back home (a very different region though). But it feels kind of impossible to go back to my home region as such a different person. Every time I visit, I feel myself fall back in old patterns (not always bad ones but still). It’s so valuable to move from your home.
layers hon. layers. you grew up in southern appalachia, but now you are adding the northwest flair.
Best 2 places in America
Hope to see you back here soon x
Glad to see another video from you! Thank you! 💖
Thanks for being here!
I went the other way, west coast to east cost. I never shed or lost what I was, I merely added to what I am. It took some time learning from the woods and hills in Appalachia. I feel more at home and in sync here than where I was born now days, but I can move between both seamlessly. It just takes time and dirt under your nails for home to become home.
Great to meet you. You come from a beautiful part of the world, and you live in a beautiful part of the world.
Your one smart person, that much is clear. Your a part of where you come from - be proud you come from a great people, always remember that. Stay safe and well, much love to you and yours and many Blessings.😊,❤.
Thank you so much!
I relate. I spent most of my life in MN & WI. Now I live in FL. Trying to figure out how to blend all the sides of me. And yes I would like to move back north but I need to also make my peace and make the best of life as it is now in FL.
Glad to see a new video! ❤
I'm happy to be back!
Samain blessings..x
i´m living in my hometown,
30 years later, strange
feeling :)
the last time i was here
permanently it was early 90´s,
and i was a young man!
wtf! time warp!
i call it twin peaks because
it´s kind of like that..
eccentric people doing their
own thing, poorly placed neon
signs dropping out, failing
capitalism.
the positive is that there is
a crazy amount of power in my
old childhood playing grounds,
which i can just go and drink
from every day, if i want.
the negative is that also the
negative memories still come
back to haunt you, even after
30 years..
the difference i think is the
childhood.. you can create
adulthood happyness elsewhere
but you can´t really re-create
the childhood.
also moving is kind of a modern
thing, people didn´t really move
back then, that´s why it might
feel wrong.
even in the hunter-gatherer
cultures they usually only
moved from winter camp to
summer camp.. but it was the
same locations, you know.
i´m still dreaming of moving but
not to an unknown location, only
where i tried to make it before..
that´s where i left some of my
power, i want it back!
It's hard to go back to where we lived before, but we always carry part of it with us moving forward. There has been a mass migration of content creators to the Pacific Northwest, you are in good company there. Are you still perfecting your candle making hobby? Good to see you posting again.😉
It was such a fun tag to participate in. 💖
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Youre so beautiful, im red headed too :) :p more auburn though.