Dear Annie: I hate where I live, but I get homesick for the people

Dear Annie: I hate the area of the country I live in and wish to live in another part. The issue is each time I move away, I get homesick, not for the place that I detest but for the people. The place I move to never seems like “home” even though I love it there. Therefore, I keep doing this repetitive cycle of moving away and moving back. I need to land somewhere and don’t know how to make it happen. — Nomad Who Wants to Settle

Dear Nomad: Home is where the heart is. That phrase has all sorts of meanings, but the way I look at it, if you fall in love with yourself, then wherever you go you will feel settled. As the mindfulness phrase goes, “Wherever you go, there you are.”

Once you feel more peaceful within, I have no doubt you will settle easier somewhere or be at peace with the fact that you enjoy the nomadic life.

Either way, it’s a win-win.

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