Transitions

Oh gee. Where do i begin? I never would have imagined how stressful it could be to just pick up your life and move it elsewhere. We all do the moves across town. You know, pack your things in boxes, get a u-haul and spend a saturday with some buff men haulin your things to your new place. But, for me. I'm only taking with me the things i can fit in a Honda Civic. Talk about downsizing, right? So here i am. Slowly going through all my things that i've collected and treasured since i made the move from the home i grew up in. I'm trying to decide what things will be packed up and moved to my moms place in Oregon. And what things do i REALLY need to take with me down to Austin. And then the question... will it fit in the car? 


Over the last few weeks, i've thrown out countless items that i've realized i never really needed in the first place. I've gone over and over the same areas of 'things' re deciding i don't need this, i don't need that. I honestly feel every time i'm throwing something out, that i'm not leaving pieces of me behind, but that i'm opening up those now empty areas of myself to be filled with new things. And as time goes on, maybe i'll do another jump, where i'll go through and do an 'out with the old, in with the new'.


There's the saying that i have posted before... "To live, we must move forward". But sometimes we get tied down by the excess luggage in our lives. What you have locked away are the things that you hold most dear to you, all those sentimental things, such as a ticket stub, a card, even a box full of old letters. But those are the very things that hold you back. As soon as you take that first step forward, your cherished belongings begin to flow out and you don't really need those. Memories are our diaries that we keep with us, forever, the moments we never want to forget. It's okay to leave all those things behind, because you will still have those memories. This is where i'm at right now. Realizing its okay to let those things go, to not let them hold you back. Because there are going to be so many more things in the future. 


It's definitely going to be a process. And unfortunately, i only have 2 more weeks left here. 
The transition between my life in Boise, and my life in Austin is going to take some getting used to.
 I know that much is true.....