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Emptying Out The Past, Moving Forward, Letting Go
Taking steps to declutter emotional and physical baggage
Since my husband was out of town this week, I set aside tasks that required my undivided attention and kept myself busy. Productive alone time.
Homework and housework. Two things. So simple on paper.
I’ve been doing homework assignments with a new recovery sponsor since August. I feel like the real work is beginning to emerge after 15 years, and it’s painful stuff. Yeah, stuff.
Since I am limited to just enough time each week to complete this work, there were things I wanted to dig into further with more than enough time before our weekly meeting.
I don’t talk about my recovery much but it is the cornerstone of every decision that I make in my life. And any beauty that lies in my experiences today stems from that one decision to get sober back in 2007.
I’ve also pulled everything out of my closets and am sorting through them. Also clearing the garage that has remnants of a three-bedroom house I lived in… 20 years ago. Also painful. Yeah, more stuff.
My garage was full of things I didn’t want to dispose of, but couldn’t look at again. This weekend it all came to light. Memories, remnants, journals, precious objects…
