Moving House 1

Moving house and all the associated stresses and traumas.

Moving house requires making a fresh start.

Letting go of the Past.

Leaving behind memories.

Releasing habits that don't serve me any more.

Giving away possessions that I will never use again.

Close the door on the old, open the door to the new.

We are all creatures of habit.

We hoard,

we stick to the familiar,

we repeat the same mistakes,

we go down the same path every day,

we follow the known route,

we stay within our comfort zone,

we keep old photo's and possessions, possibly out of guilt or duty, even though they bring us pain and sadness.

We live our lives the same way for years, for no other reason other than we've always done it this way.

We hold onto things that once hurt us.

Why should I keep those pictures of my ex?

Will they serve me?  Will they bring me joy?  Will they benefit my future?

Actually, the question is wrong; There are no shoulds. No duty. No guilt.

The question should be: Why DO I keep old photo's of my ex?

There is no access to the past anymore. It is gone, ended. untouchable.

The future hasn't happened yet.

All I have is the Now. Will this benefit me now?

Bin the pictures. Or give them back. Move on.

Look upwards, onwards and forwards.

Question: Do you need this?

Answer:   No.

Question: So shall I bin it then?

Answer:   No! Store it upstairs.

It takes a lot of courage to bin things we have held dear for so long.

Games that I used to play.

Books that I will never read again.

Clothes that I can't fit into any more.

Equipment that is so old it needs updating anyway.

Films that I watched once, but will never watch them again.

Old computers that I loved for ten years, but are now unsupported.

Furniture that is so 'single man-ish' that I must not bring it into my future.

Photos that bring back painful memories, memories that are simply not welcome anymore.

What worked for me, was to be ruthless when moving home.

Treat it like a fresh start, a new beginning, a setting free, an exciting adventure.

Bring into my future only what will serve me and empower me now.