SHEDding my past

The book is finally here, SHED by Julie Morgenstern, and I am working my way through it.

It seems that I am able to reinvent myself, or get back to the essence of myself, by shedding stuff that is no longer me. Which is quite cool. Because having just moved home to Christchurch after my learning curve in Wellington, it is obvious that there is a lot I can shed. Also, my daughter is of an age where she will be leaving home before long (or not, which is also fine by me) and so I am already having more time to myself and my own interests and dreams.

I have to say my closet is looking amazing having organised it with the principles of Julie Morgenstern's other book, but I haven't actually properly shed yet. I have shed a couple of things, directly after attempting to wear them, when I realised they are not me anymore, or are just not right.

So it seems it is the E part of SHED - Embrace your identity from within- Who are you without all your stuff? - which I find most intriguing and exciting. I've always considered that it is a great richness to be able to easily adapt to change and not have painted oneself too much into a corner. And knowing oneself so well to be able to do this is very cool indeed.

So I am enjoying this process, even though I have just started.

And the other cool thing is that I'm here in Christchurch, we have had an earthquake, and buildings are being pulled down and then heaved, and we as a community need to embrace our identities from within, so we can have the courage to drive ourselves forward. Of course, the earthquake was not cool at all, but the whole community is in the same boat, and we can do it!