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My decluttering continues! Now I have completed the sorting of my dear departed (at nearly 103) mother’s letters, photos and keepsakes etc I am continuing with my own necessary clearing out that I mentioned earlier in the year.
The Journey of Decluttering
The process has been energy shifting and emotionally challenging as well as cleansing and freeing!! Files are now being emptied of so much old and unnecessary information from other long gone chapters of my life.
It has been quite a shock and surprise to witness the long forgotten paper statements of my endeavours, various ‘careers’, trips, bank balances, tax returns, investments etc – reminding me of these times and situations – some as long ago as thirty years! Have you had similar feelings if you have done a big clean out?
Gratitude for the Journey
And yet I am grateful to have had such a rich and varied life with so many wonderful opportunities and experiences along with good health. Now it all seems like a strange dream (and sometimes a nightmare!) with feelings of detachment from all I achieved back then.
I keep reminding myself the me I am now is the culmination of all I have experienced so far in this life and my hopefully increasing wisdom is due to all that happened earlier.
The struggles, disappointments, traumas and sadness (that most of us have at some stage) along with the joy, fun and experience of being loved and loving have contributed to the ‘melting pot’ of ‘what is’.
Moving Forward with Lightness
I now have a lighter feeling moving forward, knowing each now will not be burdened by my paper clutter from the past. I can’t wait to complete this task – and I may even have some empty shelf space in my study!!
With blessings and joy,
Merriene
November 2017