I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t frantic today.
I definitely left packing to the last minute because I’ve been so torn about what to actually bring. In the past, I’ve only been able to bring one suitcase, so the choices were pretty easy. This time, I have my whole car.
One would say to bring essentials, but if you don’t even know where you will land or how long it will take for you to land, all items seem like a good idea.
I know I’ll be fine, which might be what is the ultimate cause for this procrastination.
We can get by with so little. Every time I move or travel for extended periods I’m reminded how much shit I don’t need. Nothing is important, but everything seems to be sacred. We are more like rats than we realize.
Grabbing shiny things that make us feel happy and safe and bringing it into our den to build our nests. At least I think that’s what rats do.
There’s this phenomenon I think of whenever I move. We tend to accumulate based on the space, but it is always to fill. Smaller space, obviously smaller amount. The more spacious the space becomes, the more things we accumulate to fill it. It is always filling it. It’s programmed into us to fill a space. Rat energy.
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