Back to the routine. There is something very comforting about routine. My routine now happens to be work, home, eat, errands, sleep. If I didn't work, my routine would obviously be different. But whatever the routine is, it is grounding. It's always fun to go away for a few days or even a few weeks. But coming home always feels so good - - or should feel so good. It's coming home to safety and . . . comfort. There are a bunch of things that can make you feel safe and comfortable. Deadbolts on your front door, for instance, so no uninvited "guests" can enter. Some people think that owning guns brings security to their lives (I don't happen to be one of them, but . . .). Sometimes certain foods can make you feel comforted. Thus, the term "comfort food." Macaroni and cheese, meatloaf, grilled cheese . . . whatever it may be. Some food can make you feel safe and comforted. Whether it is just the good memories that those foods bring to the forefront, or if there really is something in certain foods that brings the feeling of comfort, I don't know. But comfort foods are real.
Sometimes being with certain people can bring the feeling of safety and comfort. Like a spouse, for instance. Or mom and dad. Even as a grown up, I always feel that comforting feeling visiting with my mom. I feel that way with my husband, of course, and with my sister as well.
What about the comfort of a regular paycheck, or having a little money in the bank? Or having a roof over your head?
One of the biggest comforts to me is prayer. Knowing I have a Heavenly Father who knows me and loves me and listens to me brings such comfort and makes me feel so safe. Safe knowing that as long as I am trying every day to be a good person, then no matter what happens, all will be well. Now THAT is comforting!
Yes, everyone needs something that brings them comfort and a feeling of safety. Whether it is routine or deadbolts or mac & cheese . . . there's no better feeling!
Random thoughts of a girl who used to try to fit in the box. Then I realized that boxes are stupid. Except this box, the one above. It's really pretty.
Warm feet, seeing the lights of my house in the distance as I get closer, fire in the wood stove, my dog snoring, these are a few of my favorite things.
ReplyDeleteI love comforting things & I agree that God is the best comforter. I have comfort movies - Rear Window, The Long, Long Trailer, the Twilight Saga movies and Gone Fishin' are some of my favorites:)
ReplyDeleteI agree, prayer and the knowing that God is there is the most comforting of them all.
ReplyDeleteComfort food..YUM! I think I might need Shepherd's Pie for dinner tonight.
I think the world would be a better place if everyone could find their 'comfort zone'.....mine comes in spurts, comfort food is good, family is good, but if everyone had that one place they could go...
ReplyDeleteI am a creature of habit and routine also, and I agree that coming home after work and prayer are on the top of the list!
ReplyDeleteCertainly a post that everyone can relate to: that which provides comfort. May I have tomatoes in my macaroni and cheese?
ReplyDeleteComfort to me is my Mom's baking powder biscuits and homemade jam....the days I crave those things the most are the days that I am breathing prayers in and out like air.
ReplyDeleteAlas all the comfort foods I can think of are fattening and not so very healthy ... nevertheless they are things that make me feel good
ReplyDeleteI think my comfort comes from solitude and reflection. I feel horribly damaged by religion - mind you, not God per se, but religion, and so I leave that to others. I find comfort in curling up on the couch by myself with a book or my computer or my headphones and music - being alone is good.
ReplyDeleteThoughtful post, Judy - thanks -
Love this post. I find great comfort in prayer as well. When all my kids are sleeping and the house is quiet .. my husband locks all the doors, sets the alarm and comes up to bed..that is comforting to me.
ReplyDeleteComfort is another of those basic needs we can all use in whatever form we find it in.
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