We are all such mosaics, aren’t we? Within each of us lives all of the versions of ourselves from all of the years we’ve been alive.

In addition to that, we also carry pieces of all of our friends, family and even strangers who somehow impacted us significantly.

As I age, I’m becoming increasingly aware of this and sometimes it’s surprising.

For example…. My husband and I have agreed that we need to sort and purge ALOT! We’ve accumulated far too much STUFF and we’re feeling like all this stuff is suffocating us. Our closets and drawers and basement are just too full….of stuff!

This is mostly my fault. I have trouble letting go of things… Because, in my mind, I might need it again in 15 years… Or something equally ridiculous. I’m not completely sure where this comes from but I have a couple ideas.

My dad was born at the start of the depression. So he was very fiscally frugal. He didn’t really save or get attached to material things. But he would drive to a different store farther away to save $.50 on a purchase. His mother, my grandmother, saved everything! She even washed and saved the styrofoam trays that meat was packaged on…. because someday “WE” might need it.

I think life experiences like this give us subtle messages about lack… And, of course, lack is just a form of fear. So I think I hold onto things far too often, and for way too long, because I somehow integrated generational fear into my perceptions. Hopefully this awareness makes its way from my head, to my heart, and all the way into my hands… So that, as I sort, I can let go of each thing, knowing that there will always be enough!

I would much rather choose abundance over lack…love over fear…peace over strife…. and I think the only way to do this is by sorting our feelings and our thoughts and mindfully choosing a higher perspective.

So, for the next couple of weeks, I will be sorting through material things, as well as through thoughts and emotions… And I will be choosing what to keep and what to release…

Wish me luck!

—Wishing you tomorrows full of everything you need and at least a few things that you want.

I’m glad you’re here💜

This post is part of the November Nanopoblano challenge. A group of us committed to writing a blog post every day for the month of November. Please visit the blogs of my other Nanopoblano cheer pepper friends HERE