Having a large house with lots of cupboards and closets is dangerous. I'm slowly moving things along and definitely not replacing them. I realized my kids and grandkids aren't going to want much of what I do have except for art and a few items. There is a nice feeling as "things" slowly move out the door.
Thanks for the chuckle, Roberta! Yes, a large house with lots of cupboards and closets means you can store a lot of stuff. Good for you for realizing that your kids and grandkids won't want all of it, even though you may value that stuff. You are very thoughtful, and very proactive, which I hope your kids appreciate!
Moments of confluence for me today… Your writing here, David Brooks’ opinion in today’s New York Times, and a sermon I heard today, on the belovedness of the world, and all humans, and how we can change lives by listening to each other and accepting each other just as we are.
Isn't it a beautiful experience when the messages we hear come together to enrich our understanding? I think simply listening to each other--and to all life, really--is one of the most important gifts we can give to this world.
Susan, you're so inspiring in your writing. I have a strange thing I'm doing that only makes sense if the notion of past lives doesn't put you off. I take memories I have of past lives and literally "re-story" them so that they come out better and there isn't so much hurt as there was in the original. I don't know why but it's really healing for me to do that. BTW, your house looks lovely.
Lisa, I think this is brilliant! We don't know what happens before or after this particular cycle in the life of our bodies and souls, so we can say we're not affected by past (or future) lives? I think that re-storying the hurts from those soul- and somatic memories is a fruitful way to heal ourselves in this particular existence. I wonder if it's something you might write about in some form or other. It could be fiction (linked short stories, perhaps) or nonfiction (a quote self-help/healing unquote book?). It's something to think about. And thanks about Casa Contenta. It's my nido, my nest in Spanish, and I am looking forward to settling in and giving it some of the love it's been missing.
Having a large house with lots of cupboards and closets is dangerous. I'm slowly moving things along and definitely not replacing them. I realized my kids and grandkids aren't going to want much of what I do have except for art and a few items. There is a nice feeling as "things" slowly move out the door.
Thanks for the chuckle, Roberta! Yes, a large house with lots of cupboards and closets means you can store a lot of stuff. Good for you for realizing that your kids and grandkids won't want all of it, even though you may value that stuff. You are very thoughtful, and very proactive, which I hope your kids appreciate!
Moments of confluence for me today… Your writing here, David Brooks’ opinion in today’s New York Times, and a sermon I heard today, on the belovedness of the world, and all humans, and how we can change lives by listening to each other and accepting each other just as we are.
Isn't it a beautiful experience when the messages we hear come together to enrich our understanding? I think simply listening to each other--and to all life, really--is one of the most important gifts we can give to this world.
Susan, you're so inspiring in your writing. I have a strange thing I'm doing that only makes sense if the notion of past lives doesn't put you off. I take memories I have of past lives and literally "re-story" them so that they come out better and there isn't so much hurt as there was in the original. I don't know why but it's really healing for me to do that. BTW, your house looks lovely.
Lisa, I think this is brilliant! We don't know what happens before or after this particular cycle in the life of our bodies and souls, so we can say we're not affected by past (or future) lives? I think that re-storying the hurts from those soul- and somatic memories is a fruitful way to heal ourselves in this particular existence. I wonder if it's something you might write about in some form or other. It could be fiction (linked short stories, perhaps) or nonfiction (a quote self-help/healing unquote book?). It's something to think about. And thanks about Casa Contenta. It's my nido, my nest in Spanish, and I am looking forward to settling in and giving it some of the love it's been missing.