I've heard this expression before. It's an incredible one. I find a new meaning behind it everytime I recollect it.
Today it means... even if you're a boomerang kid... we go back to what feels safe and secure. Whether that's our mom's house... our dad's house... our best friend's house... our ex's... our old friends... we can always seek what's familiar if we need it.
It's not BAD to do this. It may be counter productive sometimes... but sometimes, that's what we need. To get back on our feet. To feel whole again. Because sometimes what it takes to be happy is what it takes to move on.
Me for example... I'm always reaching backwards. It's not bad, but it's not helpful all the time either.
And if you reach back for an ex and she doesn't feel the same well damn... you just hurt her feelings (if she cares about you still) and yours (if you care about her).
We have to take our feelings and use them productively, as we do with everything in life.
Of course if you feel I'm overstepping my boundaries, tell me. That being said, I speak in the "you need to do this!" type writing style when really I'm saying "Mike needs to do this!" I need to work on the disassociation for sure.
Used to drive my teachers crazy.
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