When life seems unpredictable, it’s good to remember that…

When life seems unpredictable, it’s good to remember that…

When I began the process of selling my home several months ago, I asked a Realtor to come over and assess the situation.  We talked marketing and the best time to list and then we walked around my house and he gave me ideas for “staging”.

“The lions on the front porch have to go.  Take those pictures off your refrigerator.  Replace that entrance rug with something more neutral.”

And then he stopped  in his tracks at this framed quote on my wall- “Everything Belongs”.

“That’s nice” he said.

Everything Belongs.  A quote from Richard Rohr, a Franciscan priest who advocates for living simply so that others might simply live.  A reminder to me every time I walked from my  kitchen to the front door that no matter what happens in my life, it all belongs.

This morning I am up early to do some last minute packing.  I am having my coffee on the floor of my office.  No desk.  No chair.  No potted blooming orchid.

The emptiness belongs.

The excitement of the next chapter.  The heartache. The anticipation.  The moist fragrant morning garden.  The anxiety.  The hopefulness.  I take it all with me.

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin stated it most eloquently: “We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey.”

The lessons learned in this beautiful home and the woman that I’ve become in the last 17 years- those things can never be left behind.

And tonight when I revisit my beautiful home in my dreams, I will remind myself.   That life changes and the lessons continue and I take it all with me.  And not one experience in life is out of step or out of sync with the other.

And the future is ripe for new experiences, new gardens to plant, new people to meet and new lessons to learn.

And in some unpredictable and unexpected way,  it all belongs.

4 Responses »

  1. I can’t add one word to your eloquent comments, Rosemarie. Tears in my eyes. Yes, everything belongs. Life’s journey beckons; God summons; interruptions are grace which illuminate divine destination.

  2. I feel that way, Kathy. Life has been beckoning. Towards what I’m not sure. It was just something I knew I needed to do deep within. Interruptions.. so very true. They are laced with grace. Thank you! I love this!

  3. So very true and profound. This post speaks to me and my current journey in a way that I’m sure you can appreciate. Change happens when things feel a little uncomfortable; here’s to discomfort! Thank you my friend for your wise words! I love you!

  4. Linda, I can’t tell you how exciting this journey has been. I feel so unburdened in many ways. I would never have expected this. The future holds so many new experiences and I am so thankful that I had the courage to sell my big house and move on to the unexpected. It’s all unfolding so wonderfully. I need to write about the ‘tween times. They are so valuable. Love you my friend. Your journey awaits.

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