My place in the world

What I'm looking for, after all this time
Keeps me moving forward, trying to find it
Since I learned to walk all I've done is run
Ready, on my mark, doesn't everyone
Need a place in the world

Could be right before your very eyes
Just beyond a door that's open wide
Could be far away or in your own backyard
There are those who say, you can look too hard
For your place in the world

Takes some of us a little longer
A few false starts gonna make you stronger
When I'm sure I've finally found it
Gonna wrap these arms all around it

Could be one more mile, or just one step back
In a lovers smile, down a darkened path
Friends will take our side, enemies will curse us
But to be alive is to know your purpose
It's your place in the world
Your place in the world
Your place in the world

~ Mary Chapin Carpenter

It sure seems I've found my place in the world - this photo shows my hometown. It hasn't always been - only for the last 6 years or so. I grew up (for the most part) about 25 miles from where I now live, but I left Wyoming over 20 years ago, never expecting to come back. Funny how that all works out.