“We shape our dwellings . . . thereafter our dwellings shape us.” – Winston Churchill
A powerful statement. One that invites contemplation – and accountability. One that gives us another pair of glasses through which to view the places we call home – and our experiences within them.
I was given a new view of my home and myself a number of years ago when my husband left me professing to love another woman. Looking back on one of my journal entries from that time I see a woman confronted with the consequences of the dwelling and the marriage she had helped to shape. (more…)
