What a Home Means

There are many words that describe a home, that define what a home is to many people. A home can mean many things, for sure. Here are some of the words that I find describes a home:

Relatedness- the feeling of relating to something beautiful solid, and tangible.
Connectedness- humans need connection, the feeling of oneness with our surroundings.
Family- home is family solidarity, family togetherness.
Hearth- in ancient cultures, the hearth, fire, fireplace centered the home, the dwelling.
Comfort zone- a home is our zone of protection from the elements.
Storage facility- we need a place to put and store our belongings, our prized possessions.
Food bank- with those big pantrys, we can keep a lasting food supply.
Entertainment center- today’s technology makes the home an entertainment center.
Business center- we sit around the kitchen table and write checks, plan our finances. We even have home offices and work out of the home (some of us).
Planning center- what better place to plan that vacation than at home by the fireplace.
School house- with more people home schooling their children, the home serves as a school.
Escape from work- after a hard day, tiring day, the home is our peace and refuge.
Protection- we feel secure in our homes, from weather, society, and dangers.
Conversation- we use our home to hold conversations with family, and friends.
Gardening- a home serves as a place to plant the seeds of a healthy garden.
Trying new ideas- we can afford to experience and experiment with new ideas in the home, such as a new furniture arrangement, new decorations, a new shelf added to the wall.
Technology center- we test the latest technology in the home, and have quite a performance of computer, wireless, digital TV, fax, printer, and much more.
The hub- just like airlines have a hub, the home is our hub. We move in and our daily, but always return the Hub.
Colors- everyone is sensitive to colors, and certain colors we employ and others we paint over.

Maybe there are other words you can use to describe the feeling of home, but that is my list. Today, the home offers activities that were not found in prior eras. Technology is more advanced today, and more a focus of our lives: computer, cell phone, and the home serves to integrate these technological innovations.

There is one underlying element however, that keeps the home, the home, and that is the feeling of ownership, fee simple ownership. This is the right to do what you want in your own property, and hold title to the rights of ownership. It is a wonderful feeling, when you legally, and actually own a property. Renters have the rights of possession, but miss out on full ownership, fee simple ownership.

What make home to everyone however, is warmth and peace. When we have that, we have home.