Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Something Old Has To Go (written 9/26/06)

Hi everyone. I thought I'd finally start my news- letter- type-thing. I've been putting it off because I have felt busy- although I'm not sure I actually am.

These days I am having to go out and (clothes) SHOP for myself. Some of you are quite good at this and some of you keep up and some of you are a little like me - a bit out of the loop, wearing things you're not all that in love with. I heard someone say that in the fine art of "Fengshui" - "If you don't love it, lose it." These days I am striving to Clean House on several levels and lose those things I don't love as well as some ideas about myself that simply don't love me.

There are closets and drawers that need emptying , holding bits of the past (for the children too) and there are, I've realized, ways of seeing myself that are old and need to go. These are tougher to get rid of I am finding. And, apparently, going out and buying new clothing brings up difficult feelings and resistance around seeing myself NEW. But I must. This is what I have determined. It is my current goal to start from "scratch" and create new, striving to carry as little (or none) of my previous ideas (about me) into those dressing rooms as possible.

When you want to change and do something new, something old has to go and even when you think you HATE that thing and want it gone, you may, in fact, be quite frightened Of Letting It Go.

Good luck this week - at Letting Go of something in order to experience change and be even more the person you wish to be. And wish me luck too. I'm always happy to have it.

Lots of love,
Jen

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