What if the peace you’ve been searching for isn’t somewhere “out there,” but already living quietly inside you—waiting to be noticed?
“A tree has something to say to us: Be still! Be still! Look at me!… Home is within you, or home is nowhere at all.” ~ Hermann Hesse
Reflection
Trees don’t hurry, yet they grow. They don’t chase belonging, yet they are rooted. Hermann Hesse reminds us that a tree’s greatest teaching is stillness—an invitation to pause long enough to remember who we are beneath the noise of the world.
We spend so much time trying to arrive somewhere — success, clarity, acceptance, a place that finally feels like “home.” But maybe home isn’t the destination. Maybe it’s the quiet center inside us that we forget to visit.
A tree stands where it is and becomes itself. We can, too.
Next time life feels unsteady, step outside, look up, and let the branches remind you: you already belong.
💬 Question for Readers
Where do you feel most “at home” within yourself — in nature, in silence, in prayer, in movement, or somewhere else?
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