There is just a lot to do. And honestly a lot more to think about. Processing weighs heavy this time a round. There is a lot of sadness in this move. And I'm not good with moving anyway. I like settling in a lot better. The only traveling I am comfortable with, is in my mind.
It is chilly this morning. I was lazy about the fire. I turned the heat on while making coffee. I pinned the bottom of the Grow cloth up out of the way because it blocks the heating vent. As I did, I noticed one beautiful empty corner...
Still an opportunity for Growing I muttered to myself.
And so I spend too much time just looking...
It’s never easy but praying you’ll soon be ok and further inspired to continue your beautiful works of art but allowing yourself to rest when needed.bless you and your cat .
Good luck for a smooth move. New horizon, room to grow, although it is painful.
I’ll look forward to seeing your new home in time through your blog.
Thinking of you.
I posted but can’t find it. Just wanted to say moving whether it is planned or not is not easy. Just hang in There and one day it will all come together again, like magic. And I know you know magic😉🥰 just try to focus o. All the great things you want to do in a new place. And how it will help with making you a new. Love❤️
Moving: whether forced or volunteer is always an adjustment. I know you’ll try to focus on all the great things to come (as would I) and then poof! One day it all comes together magically and life is good! And you know magic 😉🥰
Wishing you clarity of thought and purpose as you pack and get ready for this move. It’s the thinking that always slows me in these situations, rarely the doing. I hope its a peaceful transition for you and Soul-O.
Dear Jude, you’ve survived a very bad time – and when all is packed and you’ve moved to a new home with
Soul-O, you will settle, and stitch on, with support of your many, many friends. And, as someone wrote:
“Don’t spend life in the past lane”. Wishing you all good things for your new life and may it be the best yet. Thinking of you.
Love the quote ❤️👏🏻
Here with you in spirit. Sending love ❤️
I will be thinking of you as I am stitching as you move.
Blessings to you both.
I’ll be stitching beside you on this journey. I don’t like change or moving! Stitching holds me on the path and keeps me grounded, so I’ll hold you in the stitches!
i’m also moving. one step at a time. one day at a time. a healing process. feeling the pain helps to release it. creating space for the now ‘n what will be. the forest is your teacher. it’s all good, jude. breathe. laugh. let go… love u reeeeeally BIG.
My very best wishes on your next move and sincerely hope it will be in a lovely green, wild environment as the ones you have left and are leaving now. From my now concrete jungle (once a beautiful, leafy suburb filled with local wildlife), my thoughts are with you as you tread and sew new paths. I have loved your homes and am excited to see Soul-o, your Spirit Cloths and you in your new abode. Take Care Jude, be well, be happy!
Hugs.
No need to reply, Jude, but I wanted to wish you a smooth transition from one home to another. I can’t wait to hear about your new location and how you will make it your own.
Travel well Jude 🙏🌸
New adventures on the horizon 🌻😍
One moment @ a time 💕
Big hugs
Maria A
Sending love and holding you in my thoughts Jude.
Sending love, for both you and Soul-o. This is a really big change…
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One step, one nibble at a time.
Then, “Paws”…
It’s ok.
Put the burdens down for a moment…or two.
It’s such a melancholy season.
Sending HUGS
💙💙💙💙💙
We hear you, lady. Sending understanding and support to lift you.
(((Jude)))…here with you for the moving through, moving on, moving in. xo
Moves unplanned sometimes bring unanticipated, wonderful blessings. Just 6 months ago I experienced a quick unplanned move that resulted in a new home so much better and what I really needed.
I hold you in love and light as you, too, make a surprise, unplanned change of location. May the gathering of things go easily and the relocation find new opportunities for exploring your creative energies.
Tears are in my eyes. I really feel for you, for all you’ve gone through. My mom would say, “Keep your chin up!” Wishing you the best and wonderful, joyful moments on your new (continuing) path.
((hugs))
Beautiful inspiring pictures.thanks for the sharing. 😄
Hanging in there at the times our life feels too much is a major life skill. You are hanging in there and thats the path to life feeling easier. And sometimes we just have to have blind faith that is true.
So many in your court as you brave this new course. When the last box is packed, you’ll be able to hopefully breath easier. You might carve something in the outdoor tabletop. I learned putting dishes of water on the ground when it grew hot outdoors from you. 💞
Moving. Ugh. After I read your post I came upon this poem and hope it gives a little lift. My all the words of encouragement here in your comments also lift you from a sense of responsibility for us. We are fine and standing with you through change.
Storage
by Mary Oliver
When I moved from
one house to another,
there were many things
I had no room for.
What does one do?
I rented a storage space
and filled it.
Years passed.
Occasionally,
I went there
and looked in,
but nothing happened,
not a single twinge
of the heart.
As I grew older
the things I cared about
grew fewer but were
more important,
so one day I undid the lock
and called the trash man.
He took everything.
I felt like the little donkey
when his burden is finally
lifted.
Things! Burn them, burn them!
Make a beautiful fire!
More room in your heart
for Love, for the trees.
For the birds who own
nothing;
the reason they
can fly.
Thank you so much for this Sharon! I’m saving it to reread again and again.
Thank you, Sharon for this poem too. Hugs to Jude and hope she can Flow along with the change. Moving is hard. New horizons can awaken new creativity. Sending love.
((( Jude ))) You’ve got this. One kibble at a time.
Thinking of you, Jude, and wishing you comfort. xx
moving .. my least favorite thing in the world .
I am here cheering you on and sending you lots of love .
your fortitude to carry on will get you thru this closing and into the opening ahead. you are beautiful in your realness.
Thinking of you. Hope you get some help and can manage the upcoming changes with grace. 💕
Moving can be difficult on so many levels. I guess that’s why I haven’t moved almost 40 years. Wishing you all the peace and strength you need to get through it. We will be waiting whenever and wherever.
Love the red beastie and the photo of kitten Soul-O.
Go gentle with the moon.
Of all of the things you have to be concerned with, we here should not be one of them. We will be here when you’re settled. Moving all of the things has its challenges but it’s tangible and has a clear end when it’s done. Moving our feelings, now that’s heavier, especially when it involves growing in a direction we didn’t ask for. Sweet Soul-o, so happy he’s with you and well.
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So wish we ragmates could come and help…but, then it would most likely be way too chaotic 🥰
Wishing you a smooth transition Jude, and sending loads of love and a big bear hug.
These photos are beautiful and calming 😍
May the wrenching feelings be softened by flow feelings. The next stitch. The comfort of your own cloths around you, over you, under you. Soul-O is carrying no burdens; good role model! 🙂
“I will not rehearse uncertainties to come. My mind is cradled in the peace of [God/Source/the Divine/etc.].” -Hugh Prather
Sending love, Jude. I guess you are aligned with the season in your letting go. 🧡
The clothespins 🌈. It takes such bravery to keep pinning and unpinning them.
((Brave Clothwhisperer, a and her Familiar )) ✌️
I’m the same about the moving! Hope that it will go as smooth as possible. 💙🕊️🤞🤞
I just went through this as well. I think I’m out the other side now. I found there is moving of stuff, moving from place, and moving from “we” to “I.” A lot of different waves to ride. I’m heartened that you allowed yourself to be lazy about the fire. And I’m glad you have Soul-o for comfort.
You take care of you Jude. Moving is tough but I see a new., wonderful chapter awaiting you on the other side of this move.
There is moving because we want to and there is moving because we have to: I have experienced both and found that moving because we had to was so much harder. So I grieved for a few days, then set about doing what needed doing, as you are doing Jude. Acknowledging your sadness at the circumstances is necessary, and an honest and important step into moving forward and just going. In time we move to doing what is necessary and slowly the reality of setting up elsewhere and settling in, begins to wrap around us in a nudge toward our next life phase…
Hopeful that the move will be easy and that it will ultimately be satisfying.
Jude, I am sending a bunch of love and courage to you.
Yes, leaving a home is heavy.Then there is excitement creating a new nest. May your days be lighter as you move forward. ❤️❤️❤️
I don’t envy you – our last move was over 21 years ago, and we hope it’s the last on this earth, but we don’t know what’s ahead. I hope you can weather the change and soon find yourself settling in wherever you end up next. Will wait to hear more…
Oh, Jude. One small step at a time, soaking in the bits of beauty when possible…
That “empty” corner looks like a New Moon to me! A message.
Peace Jude, a lovely post.
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