Being Home For Christmas

You probably remember hearing the song, "I'll Be Home for Christmas."  It was recorded by Bing Crosby in 1943, in honor of the soldiers away from home, fighting in World War II.

Consider the experience of "home."  The song refers to a specific place, with "snow and mistletoe, and presents on the tree."  But I would suggest that "home" is more of a place of consciousness--that place where we are when we are feeling safe, secure and loved.  It could be in our physical house, but it could, and should, be when we are standing in line at Costco, or stopped in traffic.