Thank you for sharing all of this Zack. I really related to all that you said as I have been letting go as well over the last two and a half years of what had been my life. I had two choices when my husband died in 2022 cling to the past by keeping memories fresh or close those chapters of my life and start anew, and start anew is what I chose. With that choice came the work of letting go, letting go of possessions, habits and even friends and family. Funny how when you decide to change how much people don’t like it, especially if you are someone like me who did all the work to give everyone around them better lives. They became problematic putting pressures on me to be that same person that gave them the things they wanted from me. While all that time I was willing to give I hadn’t realized they were takers. I feel lighter and surer of myself now and my head clearer continually decluttering my life in every way. I love my new minimalist surrounding with shelves looking sparse and some empty for new possibilities! I was always a minimalist, but I lived with others that couldn’t part with things. When I lived with others and their stufff just the simple act of making myself a big bouquet of flowers to be the focus in my living room was so good for me. It gave me something to focus on that wasn’t all that was around me that I didn’t want. Now that I live alone I choose to read rather than watch television and the books I read have helped me to not only be an advocate for myself, they helped me to quit questioning myself and to allow myself to take risks without worrying so much about the possibility of failures. I like that I allow myself to make mistakes and that I don’t have to perfect anymore. This is not the first time I have had to leave my whole life behind and take nothing with me. It is hard to do, but it feels so good being free from it all. By the way I ordered that book you think highly of “Zero Limits”, hearing that it was good for you and and reading others reviews has me excited to read it!
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