There are places we all have in our worlds, both inner and outer. They are places full of dust – the realm of spiders. Boxes and items pile upon one another here. Oddly, this is the place we choose to store items we consider Important. We box them up. Tape them shut to keep the dust out. Both real and metaphysical, we tote these items around with us – in vans, cars, our minds - and in whatever storage facility they land, back there they stay in the dust. Until one day, we decide it’s time to pare down, to rid ourselves of our suitcases full of stuff.
For the last year or so, I’ve been working on this gradually in my basement. I’ve cleared two entire shelf sections and opened countless boxes. I’ve found things that were and still are Important. I’ve found things that were Important once, but are no longer. I’ve also found things that were never important. Things I don’t remember. Why are they there? Boxes full of the Forgotten Known. Out they go.
Having passed a milestone birthday recently, I also find myself questioning what “Important” things I believe about myself, about my world.
These are the things I’ll be blowing the dust off in the next few weeks. Looking at the old and letting it go. Making room for the new, whatever the next phase of life will bring.
If you’d like to join me on this journey, I’d be pleased. Just send me a message here and let me know so I can add you to my mailing list. Otherwise, check back here weekdays in February 2025 for additional posts.
For the last year or so, I’ve been working on this gradually in my basement. I’ve cleared two entire shelf sections and opened countless boxes. I’ve found things that were and still are Important. I’ve found things that were Important once, but are no longer. I’ve also found things that were never important. Things I don’t remember. Why are they there? Boxes full of the Forgotten Known. Out they go.
Having passed a milestone birthday recently, I also find myself questioning what “Important” things I believe about myself, about my world.
These are the things I’ll be blowing the dust off in the next few weeks. Looking at the old and letting it go. Making room for the new, whatever the next phase of life will bring.
If you’d like to join me on this journey, I’d be pleased. Just send me a message here and let me know so I can add you to my mailing list. Otherwise, check back here weekdays in February 2025 for additional posts.
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