Greetings!
2 people I know have either just moved or are in the process of moving. I had started this blog to chronicle my own move as well as trying to run a business while traveling between my 2 homes. I soon realized that while in the midst of moving it was almost impossible to blog about it. So many emotions, changing day to day, even hour to hour, made my brain feel like it was on a rollercoaster, feeling that if I moved the wrong way, I would fall out of the coaster.
Now that I am settled, and reading some of my friend's Facebook comments, I feel I can share some of my thoughts and experiences on moving.
When we were helping my mom downsize after my dad's passing, we came across some letters he wrote to his mother while serving overseas. To see his handwriting, to "hear" his words, to visualize what he was seeing, was too much for all of us, and we broke down in tears. The other day I found our photo albums. Friends who came long distance and the celebrations following were all there. My 40th birthday! Wow that was a while ago! Pictures of my parents who stopped by each fall and spring, aging through the 20 years. Joy, sadness, anger, warmth. All over again.
I'm now in the process of trying to find some things I know I packed. Did I really not pack that? Why did I pack this? I feel that rollercoaster starting up again. I put the handbrake on...my dear friend is coming to visit in February; she has booked the flight...I make the hotel reservation. A new chapter begins.
Warmly,
Barbara
PS: Emrace the past but don't forget the current. Live in the current and look forward to the future.


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