Day One: Thoughts into reality - Out with the old in with the new

Last week I emptied my 2400 sq foot of house - the basement ran the length of it - giving everything of worth that I could not fit into my 4x8 U-haul trailer away and throwing the rest in a dumpster. Then, with the help of my cousin, I moved from Northern California to Southern California. *By the way it is phenomenally freeing to give everything away. You get to feel good about yourself for helping out other people and you also are able to figure out what is really important - and it isn't stuff. *

There are a lot of things that led to this, but this blog isn't about looking back. It's about looking ahead.  Thoughts create our reality to a very large extent and for a long time; I haven't thought much of myself. I have to love myself to be able to love others.

Old thought:  My life is ruined
New thought: My life is just starting

I have the chance to start over. To reevaluate my entire life and make changes where needed. Did I have a high paying job working for a great boss? Yes. Did it fit into my new reality? Not at all. Was I doing something that fed my soul as well as myself and son? Again, not at all.

I have to be honest. Right now, I'm not doing so hot. Life is at sixes and sevens and I'm not at my best. But I am blessed with  wonderful friends and family.