Friday, March 23, 2012

Life Shower...

I've spent most of the day going through boxes of stuff I haven't seen for 3/4+ years. Its like looking into a time capsule. Crazy how much I've changed; how much my life has changed since then. Looking through pictures, listening to CD's of old bands..... and I thought I had it all together back then. All of this leaves me wondering who am I going to be by the end of this trip? How much will I change... will I still be me or a completely different person? So far, the hardest part of this has been to figure out what stays and what goes. I found 4 skateboards, 3 ipods, 2 old cell phones, a cd case with hundreds of cds I'll probably never listen to again. The cell phones are full of old text messages/ pictures from the past.  What do you do with all this stuff? The things that used to be so important to me but now have no place. Even the simplest things like keys on my key ring, I have 2 left ( one into the building, one into the apartment). Soon, I won't have any keys... Its really not about keys, its about what they represent. There's something about having a place to come home to... and keys remind me of that. I guess I just have a lot of mixed emotions. Getting rid of your things is like getting rid of the memories you associate with them... what you were into, what you wore... Its kind of like a do over... or maybe more like a new season in life.


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  1. Honeybee2269March 23, 2012 at 6:36 PM

    That's how I feel when I'm moving from state to state for the Air Force. Not exactly how you're feeling, but every place I go is like a fresh start with some of my old stuff following me around, reminding me of the innocence and simplicity that the younger years used to bring.

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  2. annieabeMarch 24, 2012 at 9:49 AM

    We grow, we change, we evolve. And as far as a place to call home...home is with your friends and family. You will always have a place to land :-)

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  3. aboverubiesMarch 24, 2012 at 10:26 AM

    i have moved and traveled alot in my life. i have found that the treasures i keep here are a reflection of where i will soon head. i have discovered that the best treasures are the ones i have stored up in heaven because of God's job of working on me. i am so thankful that those treasures are eternal and not like the junk down here!

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  4. pebbleshappyMarch 24, 2012 at 8:01 PM

    Wow sounds super hard and cleansing!

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