{"id":10794,"date":"2013-07-12T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2013-07-12T19:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janaremy.com\/pilgrimsteps\/?p=10794"},"modified":"2013-07-12T16:21:04","modified_gmt":"2013-07-12T23:21:04","slug":"in-de-boter-vallen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janaremy.com\/pilgrimsteps\/2013\/07\/12\/in-de-boter-vallen\/","title":{"rendered":"in de boter vallen…"},"content":{"rendered":"

A dutch-speaking friend recently told me that, based on recent happenings in my life, “met zijn gat in de boter vallen,<\/em>” which translated literally would mean something like “I’ve fallen into the butter.”\u00a0 The connotation of this idiom is that I’ve had an unexpected amount of good fortune.<\/p>\n

She’s right, in so many ways. Most days bring delight and adventures that exceed anything that I would have predicted for myself a few years ago.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the richest part of things right now is the expansion of my world to include strong ties to Europe, and a growing feeling of my second home being in Brussels, here:<\/p>\n

\"Brussels\"<\/a>There is much fortune that comes from being linked to places that are located on nearly-directly opposite sides of the globe–I feel an expansion of experience and possibilities that’s unlike what I felt when my world was more tightly tied to SoCal.\u00a0 There’s deep satisfaction from having a suitcase always at the ready, and to feel at ease hurtling through the night and shaking off the jetlag that follows.<\/p>\n

But some days it’s hard to have a heart that spans longitudes.\u00a0 When I’m here, I long for there.\u00a0 When I’m there, I miss out on so much that’s here.\u00a0 Those days, like today, I stand in my closet and bury my face in clothes that still carry that damp smell of a home built of stone and plaster.\u00a0 Where there is a loaf of bread from the local bakery on the kitchen counter.\u00a0 The loaf is half-gone and there are crumbs scattered on the cutting board.\u00a0 I take a slice and spread a thick layer of butter, then sprinkle on a bit of salt and pepper.\u00a0 I take a bite.\u00a0 And another.\u00a0 And another.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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