Surely one of the oldest instincts is, seeking warm cosy shelter to have as our home base, to help us relax and feel safe and for many of us, enjoy time with our family.
From our earliest memories, through to the moment, we read these words, we know what home is.
So let’s see what happens when we stop and ponder what home means to you, and inspire some thoughtful writing in the process.
Let’s get started…
1. What symbolizes home?
2. Do you think the ways people interact with each other in your household impact whether it feels like a home to you? How?
3. What words do you associate with home?
4. Do you dream of moving somewhere else? Where? Why?
5. If so, what are you waiting for? What holds you back?
6. Are you literally or metaphorically being called home right now? Will you go?
7. Sounds/Tastes/Aromas/Textures/Sights: Choose one of these senses and tune your awareness to it over the next few days when you are home. Write down your sense of home sweet home.
8. If your physical space could say one thing to you right now, what would it be telling you? What would you like your living space to say to you every day?
9. Is there anything you could do to your current space to make it feel more like home? Can you think of a small change that might bring you a feeling of comfort or belonging?
10. What does home mean to you? Is it just the house you’re living in?
11. What are some good memories you have of your home as a little child?
12. How do you describe the feeling of your home?
13. How can a house be made to feel like a home?
14. Sometimes when we go somewhere else for a while we miss our home. Why do you think that is?
15. If another young person joined your household, how could you help make them feel at home?
16. Where would you like to make your home one day?
17. Some adventurous people outfit a van to make it liveable, with bed, washing and cooking facilities. Do you think a van could feel like home for you? Why?
18. How does your house’s surroundings impact how much like “home” your accommodation feels like?
19. Where do you feel the most relaxed?
20. List all the places you lived and think about who you were during that time.
21. How old were you? What did you learn during that time? What were the things you were going through?
22. Which one of those felt the most home to you? Why?
23. Remember what it was like to live there. Do you still feel that sense of home when you think about it now?
24. Which one of those felt the least like home to you? Why?
25. Thinking beyond a structure, how much do you feel at ease in the city you currently live in?
26. Do you think home is staying in one place, or do you think you could live a nomadic life?
27. What are three words you associate with the idea of home?
28. In your home now, what are your favorite aspects?
29. Reminisce on your favorite memories of your current home.
30. How would you like your home to feel? Make a list of 100 words that come to mind.
31. Take everything you’ve discovered about yourself from these questions and write about your perfect home.
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