Saturday, November 21, 2009

Moving Your Life

Greetings to You ~

If you've moved your residence you know what a huge job it is.  You're not just moving your things you're moving your life.

The place we live and the people we're with should reflect who we are today.  It should also support the vision we have for our future.  

During a time of transition it can feel awkward to make changes.  One foot in the past or one foot crossing the bridge toward the new.

The beauty is moving toward your future rather than moving away from your past.  Feel the joy and enthusiasm for what lies ahead.

When there's something we don't want in our lives we can still appreciate the past and see how it has served us.  Challenges have taught us something and showed us the contrast of what we don't want.

We just moved Mom into a new home yesterday.  It was a time to honour the past and at the same time celebrate and usher in the new.  Literally closing the door of one place and opening the door into another.

The family home is where we came together for over 30 years.  It made us think about the memories created there.

It's not the house that holds the memories.  We take those with us in our hearts and our minds.  It was still an emotional time.

Let go of the house but never let go of the love and affection that made it a home.

The house no longer serves Mom due to its size and the maintenance required and now it's available for a young family to move in.  We hope that the house serves them as a loving place to create their own memories.

Driving toward Mom's new home a radio advertisement spoke about "the collage of your life."  As you pack up and move your life, you really stop to reflect on that.

The items that were tucked away and forgotten now serve as touchstones to reflect and appreciate memories.  Having to decide if those items are still useful or seen as beautiful to you.

Keeping several precious items that were meaningful to Dad and letting go of others that will be more useful to someone else.  As you change and move forward in your life some items no longer serve you.  It's okay.

It's helpful to have a ritual to walk through each room to really feel and appreciate the memories.  Your time to look back on the past before moving forward.  

The past is the past and you've honoured it.  You're not running away from your past but decisively making a positive choice for the future.

What is your vision for the future?   Look around to ensure that your personal space reflects that part of you.

We don't always move our life as we move forward.  A few adjustments can still help:

  • Keep only items that you see as beautiful or practical today.
  • Remove clutter to allow space for new and better things to enter your life.  
  • Change your furniture around and see how the energy shifts too.
  • Add some colour that suits your personality.

We're always changing and moving, whether that's our inner self or outer circumstances.

Let's move toward something new and wonderful.

Peace and Joy ~
Sheila
xo

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