Me, myself, and my things.

As I’m reminded of the feelings that come with crisp weather and warm blankets, I fight to find the place that keeps my head above water.

Below the water is nothing but endless Netflix binges, lonely nights, and an uncomfortable sea of thoughts.

I always have loved the feeling of wrapping myself in endless layers. Tank top, sweatshirt, sweater, scully, scarf, and boots that cover half my leg. I consider it the adult equivalent to swaddling a newborn baby.

The comfort I feel even once I’ve entered a room and now have two layers instead of three.

The comfort of being clothed, being protected. I’m at ease. I’m more me.

This comfort can intensify when at home and alone.

Despite being connected to everyone I have ever met at all times thanks to phones, the internet, social media (all of it) it doesn’t change my feelings of connectedness if another body isn’t also present.

Finding ways to be comfortable in this solitude, this time of year in particular, can be hard.

solitude is better with the Sun

Grand Anse beach, Grenada

Being alone can feel like a punishment instead of an opportunity.

[Facing ourselves can feel like a smack to the face]

What’s the point of living a life that is either incredible or mediocre if there’s no one to share this experience with? [sea of uncomfortable thoughts]

As I’ve grown spiritually, I’ve learned circumstances are reflections of what we need to learn and heal about ourselves.

What is the opportunity of solitude trying to teach me?
[What do I need to learn about myself? What am I afraid to confront?]

What if this is an opportunity to deal with the only constant relationship I’ll ever have, the one with myself. What if this is a time to deal with my side of the street.

An opportunity to look around and say is this where I want to be, who I want to be, how I want to live?

I’ve had the tendency to put my world on the backburner in order to nurture a new world I’m creating with another.

I have greater understanding in how important it is to our future for us to honor our gifts and assignments as we build unions, raise families and evolve as individuals.

We’re now in a time where we can make our own moves and create something brand new.

• Creating a space that’s more me by adding an element of design to my apartment kitchen drawers

For the first time we have a celebrity as a president and that’s because he refused to put any barriers on himself. And that’s all it takes to have the ideas in our minds come to life.

There are no more norms. No more rules.

This is freedom. This is also responsibility.

The ability to create a world that looks and feels in alignment with the authentic self and purpose, sounds like more than I can honestly chew.

Back to the comfort of layered clothes…

I imagine this same comfort can be brought on by things. The things in our lives that help explain our inner most desires and ideas about ourselves.

The things that describe our life story, identity, and culture.

These things are meant to clearly communicate who we are without having to explain it ourselves.

That’s why we hold onto them, that’s why we’re afraid to let so much go at once.
Only a couple things at a time. Only one layer at a time.

Taking off too many layers [getting rid of too much] at once leaves us with the only layer we truly need to live, our skin [authentic protection].

Seeing everything about ourselves that the eye can see, everything that makes you unique, an original. Then being comfortable there, that’s brave, that’s power, that’s truth.

Facing our clutter, past decisions, and commitments can feel like too much truth to handle at once and alone.
With another person it can certainly feel more manageable.

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And when that’s not possible all we can do is manage one thought at a time, one pile of clothes, one decision, one drawer.

But who’s ready to face their truth? Not I! lol

But I’m working on that.

I know facing the truth of who I am and who I’m not, is the first step at creating an authentic world in alignment with why I’m here.

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