18) There’s No Place Like Home

Paul S Markle
100 Naked Words
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1 min readOct 22, 2017
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Home. There’s no place like it Dorothy said in “The Wizard of Oz.”

I’ve been away for 5 days on a personal growth retreat, and while that was a blessing it’s as big a blessing to come home.

Sleep in my own bed. Hug my wife. Pick on my 18 year-old son and him pick on me. I even missed the cat.

Get back into my normal routine.

Being away gives me a deeper appreciation for what I often take for granted.

I thankfully look back on my time in the Red River Gorge, yet with curiosity ponder moving forward with my life.

With each day I find gratitude in more of life’s experiences.

Today I am grateful for home and all that entails. The good, the annoying, and the things yet to come.

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Paul S Markle
100 Naked Words

Wordsmith Apprentice studying under this collective community genius. Writer of fiction, poetry, etc. Former head shrinker, current equine coach…