tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180411212335315424.post6545592851195402537..comments2022-12-06T09:02:47.138-08:00Comments on Spiritual Memoirs 101: Hiraeth: You’ve probably experienced it Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06961495299893766830noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180411212335315424.post-47927423174419007572015-10-13T10:59:55.349-07:002015-10-13T10:59:55.349-07:00Marian, thanks for stopping by and leaving your co...Marian, thanks for stopping by and leaving your comment. Thanks, too, for the link to your blog--I'll check it out. I spent a couple of weeks once or twice in the Lancaster area and it is extremely beautiful. I have such fond memories of the time I spent there.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06961495299893766830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180411212335315424.post-61777969855857000362015-10-13T10:27:27.345-07:002015-10-13T10:27:27.345-07:00I came upon your piece via a Facebook post. I too ...I came upon your piece via a Facebook post. I too explore home and familial feelings on my blog, writing as a Mennonite girl who grew up in Lancaster County, PA and now viewing the past from the vantage point of Florida. http://plainandfancygirl.com<br /><br />I had never heard of hiraeth before. But it names a feeling many writer/philosophers have for places in our past. Thank you!Marian Beamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07293793480200781105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180411212335315424.post-40796701274773463442015-06-07T15:57:29.590-07:002015-06-07T15:57:29.590-07:00Linda, Such a BEAUTIFUL post full of depth and poi...Linda, Such a BEAUTIFUL post full of depth and poignancy and wisdom! You understand hiraeth so well. Randy just asked me (when I told him I'd heard from you on FB) where you were from. I said, without really knowing, that you were from Puget Sound:) <br /><br />I can't explain my love of history or how happy and fulfilled returning to the place of my girlhood and young womanhood makes me. I do think there are spiritual connections wrapped up in all that that defy logic. It will be interesting to see how this homecoming plays out. I will keep you posted!<br /><br />The Pacific Northwest is not the same without you!!Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180411212335315424.post-48933579138447446682014-06-13T15:43:32.863-07:002014-06-13T15:43:32.863-07:00Sharon, I enjoyed reading about your experiences w...Sharon, I enjoyed reading about your experiences with the hiraeth sense. I understand the connections, even spiritual connections, you feel with each place, the comfort you felt, the nourishment you drew. <br /><br />I was struck by how you always have felt roots in Seattle even though you've never lived there, and Portland. Another aspect of the definition of the word hiraeth includes a yearning for a connection to people, perhaps relatives, who lived in geographical places before our own generation. Could this be what you are experiencing?<br /><br />It's fascinating, a dimension of human life we haven't really pinned down, but for sure it's real! <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts with us. I hope this will give you ideas for your future memoirs. :)<br /><br />LindaLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06961495299893766830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180411212335315424.post-75153726699923384312014-06-13T10:51:04.203-07:002014-06-13T10:51:04.203-07:00I also get this concept, and without knowing the n...I also get this concept, and without knowing the name, I've been pondering this matter intensely of late. I've never felt that I wanted to be tied down to one single place -- I like to roam. But three places call me more strongly than others: Northern New Mexico, the Pacific Northwest, and the Kona Coast. <br /><br />I grew up in Los Alamos, and the time I spent wandering the canyon behind our house nourished my soul and comforted me in times of teenage angst. I felt connected with the earth and the enduring spirit of the Indians down there. I still do, anywhere in the central part of the state north of Albuquerque. <br /><br />I've never lived in the Pacific northwest, though I did live on the east side of the state for 19 years. I always felt roots in Seattle, and now in Portland where one of our sons lives. Anywhere north of the redwood boundary will do. The intense evergreen vista, the nurturing moisture, proximity to the sea. Again, a connection to earth, to spirit. <br /><br />Kona Coast? I visited once. It felt like home. Green, water, mild climate, soothing waves. <br /><br />I love the entire earth and feel somewhat detached these days. I hold these spaces in their original purity within me, and I can go there whenever I need to. It matters less where I live than how. I long more now for that sense of spiritual connectedness with kindred souls, and am finding they are not linked to physical place. Hmm. <br /><br />Thanks for this thought-provoking post!Sharon Lippincotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269757107845288737noreply@blogger.com