This uprooting of displaced dirt and shrubs will soon be my “home away from home” as I have dubbed it. My dream of a sacred space where I can be in silence, write, read, dream or ‘just be’ is coming true. What will fill this space will be a 10 x 12 room with a cottage-y flair which I have held in my minds eye for quite some time now.
Three years ago, I too, was uprooted. My insides were in turmoil as I searched for something more in my life. I wanted a simpler life, a more authentic life, a life of purpose. Along with a simpler life comes accepting that material ‘stuff is simply, well, just stuff. Stuff does not define who we really are.
As my path of discovery to me started to reveal itself and I began writing and living my life as I defined it, an interesting process unfolded. The world suddenly seemed full of strikingly vivid colors and all of nature around me seemed so alive. Where was I all this time while the flowers bloomed, the trees changed colors, the wind whispered and the sky turned shades of brilliant blues?
Now that I have found this new world, I never want to let it go and that will mean at times living without ‘stuff.’ So when I started to see myself in a space to call all my own I began to ask God for guidance to help me figure out a way I could make it happen. That is when I knew the decision to sell my sports car was the right one. It is what is funding my “home away from home” and sweat equity from my loving husband (thank you, honey!).
A car is just a car, but there is only one me and this me is looking forward to the first day my sacred space is complete. I look forward to the first day white flakes fall from the sky as I sip tea in my room. The first day the skies blacken and rain taps on my roof as I sip tea in my room. The first day the sun filters into the windows and kisses my cheek as I sip tea in my room. The first day I hold Frankie on my lap in my peach wicker chair, sip tea and give thanks for all of nature around me.
So, yes! I sold my sports car for what will be my piece of heaven. Stay tuned for updates…