Leaving the Baggage Behind

As I am in the middle of packing up my stuff so I can leave the city and be closer to nature, I realize more and more how important it is to simplify.

I mean, how can I travel lightly if I take with me all the things I've accumulated in this lifetime? Be it a guitar or a piece of furniture, I see that it does me good to ask myself whether I need it or if I simply want it. Then I won't be so weighted down as I drive from one location to the next.

And boy, am I learning. Since I left my childhood home, I've moved almost ten times in the span of eight years. I've thought once or twice that perhaps it would be a while before the next move... that I could, for the sheer joy of it, collect a few items, like musical instruments.

Although the thought of parting with some of the instruments I did get has brought up feelings of sadness from time to time, I have observed that I always get back the equivalent of what I gave up OR even better. I might have had to lighten my load so I could travel more safely, but I always receive what I need when I need it.

Thus I have come to trust that when I am being guided to let go, it is for the best; that I can easily have back what I once thought I lost, and that I actually never did lose anything I truly needed.

After all, I have found again in my possession or at my fingertips the same books, movies, music and other things I once already sold or gave away. The magic in my experience is that a lot of the time, I'd find these same objects not by repurchasing them, but by stumbling upon them, like as a gift.

There is a sense of wonder in what's just around the corner. I suppose I've always seen myself as an explorer. I really do have that life. I am not dreaming it. I think on a deep soul level I understand this need and created situations to mirror it back to me. Perhaps this is so that I may grow and experience what life has to offer in the fullest sense. The great mystery. Hell, if I had it all figured out I'd be bored to tears by now, and so I am thankful. It really comes down to perspective and will--the will to go on and keep a positive outlook.

Most things we worry about never happen. Entertaining such thoughts all the time can be rather tiresome. Having a sense of adventure on the other hand gives you something to look forward to. We don't know how much time we have, so I say, let's make the most of it, shall we?

Thanks for joining me today and I will see you again soon.