I spoke to a dear friend this morning, and though we didn’t say all the things because time is a precious resource with children, we did say so many.

It was fulfilling to catch up, and nourishing on a soul level.

The past few weeks I’ve caught up with quite a few people… there’s something about leaving a place that changes the energy; we’ve socialised a lot, some accidentally, some far more intentionally… and each time I think, “I’m going to miss them”.

I’m not sad to be leaving exactly.

But we’ve spent over 3 years here… there are roots in the soil beneath me, linking us to the people we’ve met as times passed. The gorgeous thing about the Internet is of course, that we don’t have to lose contact… and yet, I know in many cases we will. Not for lack of love, but because life gets really busy, and sometimes reaching out takes a lot of energy.

This friend I spoke to today is someone I love dearly… and we irregularly send each other updates and check in. We live in different countries, and ultimately have differently busy lives. Responsibilities, environments, and our children take priority… which, with no malice at all, means friendships fall to the wayside a little.

A different friend came over to our today and as we said goodbye I thought about this. How our friendship has grown and how I love her child even though we’re not relate; and, how I’m sad to lose her even though I know it’s not wrong. Of course, we’ll still catch up and send memes, but again I can predict it’ll be different… and that’s not bad, just different.

Both of these friendships are important, and both have roots tangled deep in the earth, in very different ways.

My daughter said in our play the other day “I’m nervous of new places and people” and I thought about how social she can be, it felt odd. But it was her saying ‘hey I’m nervous, help me’. She’s sad to be leaving friends too… and I get it. She has roots here too.

We are rooted in the earth we walk, and yesterday visiting my favorite tree I thought about how we are rooted in the stories of friends and land. Its why capturing moments is so important to me… in those images, I can save stories, retell them with the kids, and preserve some of the roots they’ve nurtured.

It’s such an intricate dance right now… I’m grateful to have a space to share.

For now, with love 💕

Rohana x