The Aston Shuffle – No Place Like Home
At first, I just thought this was a catchy tune from London band The Aston Shuffle, and decided to learn to play it on my drum kit. Around the same time I started standing up to my controlling mother and was exchanging letters with her requesting that we introduce some new ground rules into our relationship so I could feel safe around her. Half way through learning to play it I started listening to the actual words and was blown away:
I’m writing you again
I’m writing you again
So don’t you worry now
Just try to understand
Just try to understand it’s all
For us
Stay calm
Just say you’ll be alright
You will see one day
Stay calm, the wait will be a while
But I know we’ll be okay
These are the times
You can’t deny
But there’s no place like home that we will find
Once in your eyes, I feel alive
But there’s no place like home, I’ve realised
I hope my mother reads my letters with this in mind. I also think my unconscious was leading me to this reminder that all relationships have ups and downs, and things aren’t a disaster just because we’re going through struggles in the way we relate. The important thing is to be authentic (i.e. at home in ourselves) so we can feel alive, and the discomfort is a sign of growth:
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