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We are accumulators. We gather stuff and stash it and store it for reasons often unknown to us. Then when we have to move we uncover all those things we “saved.” Many of those things remind us of forgotten chores, others serve to remind us of failed tasks, and still others dredge up memories both good and bad.
Moving gives us an opportunity to clear all that stuff out. We don’t need hidden reminders pulling us back to things we can’t do. We don’t need to be reminded of the little failures in our lives. Moving is the chance to shed both physically and psychically all those tendrils holding us back from moving forward.
In a bucket of crabs when one tries to climb out the others pull him back into the bucket. These items are like the other crabs in the bucket…pulling you back into the morass, into the bottom of the bucket. If you want to move forward in your life, you need to jettison those reminders that hold you back. Moving always makes room for more success, more work, more creativity, more ease, and more open-ness.
If you don’t want to move your location, you can move metaphorically. Get in those old closets and clean them out. Go through the photos and re-sort them to be more relevant. Save the best and pack the rest. Your phone probably has more photos on it than you will ever look at. Save the best to a folder make room for what’s new and what’s coming.
You will find hidden gems. You will remember dreams you forgot. You will rekindle interests. This process of clearing and cleansing should be performed more often than you think…and, yes, that means more often than every decade!
Don’t be a crab mired in the bucket. Clean it out and get moving forward! You will feel freer, lighter and when you really have to move it will be much less stressful!
John Mariotti
www.crossfitodyssey.com
www.sunday-stories.blogspot.com
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