It's January 2015! Time to reflect
on achievements and not quite achievements and what to build on for this year.
We have spent the past couple of weeks emptying our container and problem
solving. The puzzle has been: Why do we have so much stuff? Why can't we get
rid of more stuff? Where can we stash remaining stuff? Gosh that thought was a
blast to the past. Amazed I got away with it. But back to the present.
It seems that to fully live in the present, one must
not be surrounded by 'stuff' from the past - this may not be volcanic news, but
it can be a helpful NY reminder and a useful trigger to get going on new
projects or clearing one's space, physical, mental (gosh that's a busy space)
and spiritual, in order to think (and be) more creative/ly. Of course one wants
to keep photographs and a few precious reminders, but reams of reminders (stuff)
are unnecessary and can be hampering, and I don't mean in the Fortnum and Mason
sense, if only I were that bling.
Tip: As one goes about shunting boxes or trying to
diminish the pile up in the garage or loft, or both, in our case, one can
reflect on what bad (or dire) thought processes need to go to the great dung
heap below, as it were. Sometimes this might be letting go of old (possibly
ancient) grievances and learning to forgive and forget - the
latter part being the key part of forgiving and which is often more 'Escape
from Alcatraz' than 'All that Jazz.' It might mean letting go of any habitual
behaviour that is unhelpful or just trying to be kinder to yourself (and
others) or caring less about what others think.
Tip/sy: Last year I gave up alcohol for a year as a
kind of extended lent.
"Golly!" I hear you shriek. "What
happened?"
The main thing was that I discovered that alcohol was
unnecessary. This also may not be blast your ears off news, but it like
Christianity, is something that needs to be experienced rather than just read
about - before and after experiments need to take place. Although Hubster and I don't drink very much or very often, we usually
take a glass or two when offered and find it is rather relaxing (“You don’t say,”
I hear you say). Upshot: (rather than down shot) save your pocket, your waist
and your brain cells. You need them in fat, slim, fat order.
I am pondering what else to give up this year. As I
have more brain cells now, there is more suff to ponder...
So in January, I am reflecting on what to leave behind
and on constructing a new foundation for the fabulous 'building' I hope to
construct this year. This building will have many facets that reflect the
aspects of my life: being a wife, homeschooling mum/mum to an almost school
leaver, writer, teacher and publisher amongst many other things. I'm hoping my
building will be made of (toughened) glass. I want my life to be transparent in
that I want it to be authentic, truthful and honest - a building of beauty - in
the internal, eternal sense. Dreaming spires.
