What “home” means to you beyond four walls—whether it’s someone you love, a ritual you return to, or a memory that still fuels you today.
Sometimes home is my room, these days, its been the feeling that a song brings me, and often times it’s just my dog (haha). But most of the time, it’s the people who remind me that life is actually really, really great.
Lately, I’ve been caught up in so many thoughts, but I’m grateful for the ones who calm me down and remind me to take things one day at a time. They’re my home because they give me that sense of comfort and safety.
It’s like when people say home isn’t just four walls, but instead two arms hugging you. That saying hit me harder this year than ever before. It’s made me appreciate the people around me so much more, and realize that I need to give more of my time to building those relationships and creating new memories.
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This article is part of The Human Collective. Each week we take a prompt and create a playlist and accompanying articles. This week we were wondering when did you last laugh out loud? Check out the playlist: Songs That Remind You of Home Learn more about The Human Collective here.
About the Curators
Andie De Guzman
Andie constantly thinks of music as an escape to a whole other place. It also brings out this different side of her that only music can. Like, you ever have a bad day, but when you listen to this particular song or shuffle this certain playlist, everything seems better? Yeah, that's pretty much how it makes her feel too. And for her, music has to be playing everywhere– as in everywhere. It's like she has a soundtrack for anything. She can't stop writing or talking about it. It's something she can talk about with you for hours and hours. Music helps her get lost but in the best way possible.
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