Back in time. It’s two-fold. I literally spent the morning re-reading my blog posts from 4 years ago or more. Do their sentiments still hold true for me? You bet! But, this isn’t a post about the past. It’s a post about moving forward. In my case, an entire lifestyle transformation. But sometimes to edge forward even in the slightest, we need to tie up loose ends.
A lot has changed for our family; new city, new home, new way of living as we moved from a house to a condo, new school, new connections, and 2/3rds of the way to now being empty nesters. Thankfully, we still have our spit fire of a 10 year old to keep us sane (?!). However, throughout all the change and transforming that’s already happened, there’s still a sense that it’s not completed. Why? Cause I have loose ends.
The universe is magic. It has ‘perfect timing’ down to a science. And, although you may think…’so what if I have yet to declutter the attic, or make amends with my estranged niece; those shouldn’t determine whether I’m up for a promotion or going to be passed over.’ But, all magic comes with a price, doesn’t it? Ok, so maybe the estranged niece needs to stay estranged, and the attic can survive a little longer without being sorted into piles of ‘donate, keep, and trash’ but, the point here is that sometimes it’s the smallest of things (tying up loose ends) that move us forward in the randomness of ways (the magic). That, and I’m a firm believer of keeping everything organized and my relationships positive, but I’ll digress on those matters, for now.
Loose ends, generally speaking, are easy to tie up. Similar to scraping your dirty plate before you rinse it in the sink; the bits that no longer serve you are dealt with matter of factly and efficiently, so the rest can be primed for renewal. It’s the end of another calendar year. A chance to scrape those bits away once and for all before we journey into 2019.
A wonderful spiritual advisor, recently told me that when I’ve finished getting my book sourced out for publishing; a daunting task on its own without pressure, and when I finally let go of the bits that don’t serve me, that’ll be precisely when I’ll be ready to receive the new career opportunities, that I’ve been so anxiously anticipating. Ultimately, my ‘completion of old’, a visit back in time to secure loose ends, is on me to finish, if I want to see my transformation through to it’s entirety.
I accept my challenge, and humbly await the reveal. Ok, I’m still anxious, but willing to pay the price for the magic. What do you need to complete or let go of?
~ Cheers
Jenn