Creating Space

I seem to keep coming back to this theme... decluttering... creating space... opening up possibilities... Interesting... For me, there is a huge relief that comes with letting go of things, particularly things that I've been holding onto for a long time. Things that I have been holding onto out of guilt or fear or remorse. Things that I've been holding onto because... well... for a whole bunch of reasons...

Letting go of those things, I can feel the space open up around me... both physical and spiritual. I feel the all sorts of possibilities are possible in that space. That all sorts of things could be created in that space. It's like a weight has been taken off... And it is a physical weight... but also a psychic weight... These things that I am letting go of no longer occupy any time or space in my thoughts. They are like little lines to the past, lines that tie me to the past. And while many of them tie me to good memories... I also want to create good memories in the present... I want to create something new in the here and now...

Socrates apparently said that the happiest people are those who are tied to the least amount of stuff...

Yes, we need things on which to live. There are a certain amount of things that make our lives comfortable... but beyond that line, more things don't necessarily equal more happiness... Which is kind of counter-intuitive...