Soul Searching

This is my 400th post!

I will try not to dwell on that fact.

I was driving in the car 

on the way into town 

and one of the radio announcers asked the other

 if she had ever been on a soul searching quest...

She said that she hadn't but that she wished she had after high school.

She wished she had gone and travelled to find herself

they guy said it was never too late 

and then asked

Where did she think she would find her soul?

She said something like a beach in Barbados....

I was listening to this conversation peripherally

but 

I immediately knew my answer.

It surprised me that it was so quick.

I found my soul at home.

I didn't need to go on any grandiose adventure to find me.

(although I think the adventure of going would be neat)

I am

(what I now believe to be one of the few)

who has found my "soul" or "me"

at home.

At home in the prairies

at home with my children

at home on the back of {my} horse.

These things let me breathe

bring me back in

let me focus

I feel so blessed

that I could find me here.

and that I can go on vacation 

and not be searching

but 

just be content to see everything

knowing that I get to come home to

the best part of life.