Are you ready for a change?

Are you ready for a change? Could you change everything about your life at the drop of a hat? These are things I've been pondering for the past week. My answers is YES, I am ready for a change. Do I have to go far to get it? Nope! Could I change much about my life quickly? That's not easy to answer really but I'd have to say no. The 5 year anniversary of close of escrow on this house was just upon us last week and while thinking back on all of the memories we've made, some deep thoughts emerged too. What if we needed to move in a week or even a month? Could we do it? NO WAY! We have held on to more insignificant junk that really has no use to any of us. We have cluttered our lives and our minds to a point where it feels almost hopeless and irreversible at times. The real truth is we are extremely fortunate to have each other, a roof over our heads, food to eat and clothes to wear. Anything above the true necessities of life are not needed to survive or even be happy if you really take the time to evaluate things. So, that being said we are in major purge mode. If we don't need it, out it goes! Life around here will change and for the better before another year begins. We need to take action now to help our children see that it is OK to play games with each other and make up stories and laugh instead of wasting away in front of the TV. Anyone in a relationship knows that alone time in a marriage is a must, not just a treat. We will be cleaning out closets, giving our outgrown clothing to people who have none, our over abundance of toys to children that have never had any and reconnecting as a family again by talking at the dinner table and doing things together that we used to. Life really is short and we are not living, we are dealing with the clutter and the chaos and have accepted it for how it's going to be and it ends now! I hear too many people say they don't have any money, they hate their job, their kids drive them crazy, their life is unsatisfactory. People too often take their health for granted, they set aside all the good things only to harp on the bad. We need to get back to living, not just going through the motions. It is in our control to make changes and to get back to being happy. We're on our way- are you?