"Dealing without feeling just delays the healing." Yes. Yes. Yes it does!!! 🎯What a great maxims (is there merch yet?). It reminds me of a similar one that has stuck with me over the years: "what we resist, persists." I hate-love the truthiness of these maxims. Thanks, Clint...and kudos to you for doing your sorting and mending. ❤️🩹🙌
Kudos to you, my dear. I’m sure I stole the maxim from someone. But I don’t remember who exactly. As someone else said, “The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off.” As for merch, I’m not sure I can handle the truth, Keith! lol
Unasked for advice: When I need to "clean out", I triage. Triage will not prevent "land mines" but will make the process of "cleaning out" a little easier.
As you look at the things sort by these criteria: 1) I definitely want this, so I will keep it. 2) I definitely do not want this, so I will toss it or give away. 3) I do not know if I definitely want or do not want this so I will decide later. Put it aside.
This takes the pressure off while allowing you to begin to narrow down on the things.
If it is not a momento or artifact and you haven't used it in a year, toss or give it away. You can always buy a new one at a later date if you need one.
All great advice, Michael. I’ve used a similar system in the past, but I think the reality of living in a small space has me overthinking things and wanting to pack the space with everything. When I know for a fact I don’t use or even like everything. It’s all slowly and surely coming together. Just slower than any place I’ve ever lived before. Oh. Well. Life goes on, right? Cheers!
I never saw Sandra perform before. Funny. If any place could get you moving, those bars playing (alternately) heavy metal and disco, they could. They even got me moving, and I'm the lamest dude on the planet for that stuff. Memories. Smells. Spilt beer and tobacco and cared-for leather and...me wearing nothing in the style of anything, grooving whenever I forgot to be self-conscious. On really good nights, someone would sidle up to me and begin a conversation of a conversation. How you deal with it all? You have to do it bit by bit, can't handle it all at once no matter how good your therapists are... I'd encourage you to forgive yourself for moving on. We're all just human. Doing the being human thing perfectly isn't in the cards. Crying and laughing, though...
Oh, I love Sandra’s weird blend of storytelling and song. I’m lucky to have seen her perform in person three times. And once assisted on a photo shoot in the house she then-owned in Studio City. Was wild seeing original framed photos of some her more famous portraits. To her, they’re “family photos” I’m told. Modest house and immense talent. As for your “lame dude” nights out, I can relate. When the music moves me, I don’t care who’s watching, but I will accept flirtations and phone numbers on the dance floor. :-p As for everything else, thank you for the friendly reminders. Cheers, Clarke!
"Dealing without feeling just delays the healing." Yes. Yes. Yes it does!!! 🎯What a great maxims (is there merch yet?). It reminds me of a similar one that has stuck with me over the years: "what we resist, persists." I hate-love the truthiness of these maxims. Thanks, Clint...and kudos to you for doing your sorting and mending. ❤️🩹🙌
Kudos to you, my dear. I’m sure I stole the maxim from someone. But I don’t remember who exactly. As someone else said, “The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off.” As for merch, I’m not sure I can handle the truth, Keith! lol
❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤍🤎🖤🌈🏳🌈🎸🎹🎵🥁🥁 Thanks Clint. Bang your drum, play your ukelele. Make an art installation of the unopened boxes?🥁🥁🎸🎸🎵🎵🏳🌈🌈🖤🤎🤍💜💙💚💛🧡❤
You so smart, Steve. Before I play, I need a nap and then to make room to play! :-p
Dear Work In Progress,
Unasked for advice: When I need to "clean out", I triage. Triage will not prevent "land mines" but will make the process of "cleaning out" a little easier.
As you look at the things sort by these criteria: 1) I definitely want this, so I will keep it. 2) I definitely do not want this, so I will toss it or give away. 3) I do not know if I definitely want or do not want this so I will decide later. Put it aside.
This takes the pressure off while allowing you to begin to narrow down on the things.
If it is not a momento or artifact and you haven't used it in a year, toss or give it away. You can always buy a new one at a later date if you need one.
Happy Triaging. Fondly, Michael
All great advice, Michael. I’ve used a similar system in the past, but I think the reality of living in a small space has me overthinking things and wanting to pack the space with everything. When I know for a fact I don’t use or even like everything. It’s all slowly and surely coming together. Just slower than any place I’ve ever lived before. Oh. Well. Life goes on, right? Cheers!
I never saw Sandra perform before. Funny. If any place could get you moving, those bars playing (alternately) heavy metal and disco, they could. They even got me moving, and I'm the lamest dude on the planet for that stuff. Memories. Smells. Spilt beer and tobacco and cared-for leather and...me wearing nothing in the style of anything, grooving whenever I forgot to be self-conscious. On really good nights, someone would sidle up to me and begin a conversation of a conversation. How you deal with it all? You have to do it bit by bit, can't handle it all at once no matter how good your therapists are... I'd encourage you to forgive yourself for moving on. We're all just human. Doing the being human thing perfectly isn't in the cards. Crying and laughing, though...
Oh, I love Sandra’s weird blend of storytelling and song. I’m lucky to have seen her perform in person three times. And once assisted on a photo shoot in the house she then-owned in Studio City. Was wild seeing original framed photos of some her more famous portraits. To her, they’re “family photos” I’m told. Modest house and immense talent. As for your “lame dude” nights out, I can relate. When the music moves me, I don’t care who’s watching, but I will accept flirtations and phone numbers on the dance floor. :-p As for everything else, thank you for the friendly reminders. Cheers, Clarke!