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Hiraeth, there's no English translation.

TheCatWoman

Hiraeth means a sense of belonging and home comming, a sense of self with the landscape. Obviously most Welsh people feel it towards somewhere in Wales they feel bonded with, but it could be anywhere really and of course it's not just Welsh people that feel it. 

There are a few places that make me feel this, here on Anglesey, obviously, but also south Dorset around Weymouth, it's like I know this land, it makes my soul feel young, I can feel the generations of people who have lived and loved in this landscape. It's more than just liking somewhere or happy holiday memories but something deeper and more ancient.

Anyone else know this feeling?

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  • What a beautiful post. Yes I know the feeling, being from the Scottish Borders I love the hills. I've lived around the UK following work, and do feel some connection to places I've loved, but being near the hills again makes me feel whole. 

    I feel sorry for my husband though, he's from a small Irish village by the sea, so he would love to be near it again. We always seem to live far away from it though. Maybe eventually we will live somewhere that has both.

  • in reply to Cinnabar_wing

    Thank you.

    I love living here between the mountains and the sea, I'm not sure how I'd cope with not living near the sea now, or with no countryside on my doorstep, I think I'd shrivel up and die if I had to live in a city again

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  • in reply to Homebird

    I tried BlueSky social media last year, and I found a woman in Australia who did 2-3 minutes of just the sea waves on the beach, no talking, it was so relaxing and wonderful as you could hear it too. 
    Then she started getting fancy and panning the shot across the bay, and it completely changed it, and I couldn't watch the videos anymore.

    I do love the sea but it's the hills and woods that have my heart.

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    I have countryside near me and I do find being around trees to be relaxing, but I do miss living near the sea. The sea air is so different from inland and watching waves going in and out is also relaxing.