Weightlessness

If you keep something it is all you will ever have…..

If you give it away, that is when it multiples!

I have an unreasonable fear of floating away from the Earth.

I have had this fear ever since I can remember, and although I cope better with it as an adult, it has never disappeared.

I think in some subconscious way, this fear has manifested itself in my lifelong accumulation of things.

Things have for years given me comfort and a sense of permanence. I believe, now, that having many, many possessions surrounding me gave me a sense that my life had purpose. That I was too secure to float away…and therefore I was safe.

I was full.

I was anchored.

I was…well…ultimately

I was correct!!

I was indeed too full to float. I was too full to drift. I had become too full to dream.

I had buried myself so deeply in my life that letting go frightened me!

Fear is an amazing emotion.

It is a powerful ally that insures our survival.

It is powerful enemy that can hinder our growth.

These days are filled with memes, cliches and reality tv shows all touting a Minimalist Lifestyle. In my experience, there really can be a freedom in relinquishing some earthly possessions in trade for emotional clarity & lightening.

The following saying, quote…philosophy has been shared throughout the ages by many folks in many ways and it was difficult to really credit it to one person, place or publication…

If you keep something it is all you will ever have…..

If you give it away, that is when it multiples!

I kept things for many years and enjoyed a great life. As soon as I started giving those things away, my life exploded…and man-oh-man have the blessings multipled!