Recently, I have been listening to this on repeat, “I prefer better, no I prefer you.” It captures how my heart feels now. Cleveland is the home I cannot imagine leaving, and the only home that ever made me feel this way. I remember imagining exotic faraway places. I read religiously about Australia, the Europes, Asia, Brazil, Canada, and other parts of the USA when I was growing up. In my mind, I would write my life in these different places. In Georgia, my mind was too overworked to be elsewhere. However, I knew I never wanted to stay.
Now, I come home to find Sally wrapping garlands around my porch. Her actions are symbolic of how I am treated in Cleveland. Constantly, people in Cleveland do nice things for me. There are too many to mention because it’s just about every day that I get little surprises of friendship. I can say that these gestures of kindness happen more than once daily. For the holidays, I have found my home. What makes a place home are the people who surround you. This is not to negate the many friendships I have cultivated in other places. It was you all that made it home, and not the place itself. I have amazing friends in Cleveland, and all my many other homes. Now Cleveland, makes me feel cherished. I have my ravine, hidden in wooden paths down the street. I can see famous works of art for free. One of the great lakes cradles the city, and makes me feel infinite. I learned how to fall in love, release love with love, and reside in love. I hope that everyone can understand home the way I recently have. I believe that 2019 will be the year where we all shine our brightest. When faced with great turmoil, good-hearted people prevail. May you all feel the love around us, and end the old year experiencing elevated love. The type of love that illuminates the whole world year round. Happy New Year!
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