Turn, Turn, Turn
Today the photos of my home were taken by a professional for the sell. I only have some tidy up in the garage before the buyers start rolling in to take a look on Thursday. This house is as cute as a button, and I have enjoyed living in it. This house has been healing sanctuary for me this past winter when I would lay down for hours in physical pain and cry my eyes out for long periods of time. I am so grateful that I had a safe and cozy place to live when my Navy career came to an end and I started my next chapter. I have created some bad habits in this home, and there is no better way to change habits like making a big move and starting over. I am so happy that now I know for the time being after being a home owner of two places on two different sides of the US, I don't want to be a home owner for a while. I spend a lot of time and energy taking care of a home inside and out. I want to be free from that responsibility for a while and travel, visit friends, and reconnect with my family. I would never change any lessons I have learned about home ownership or other experiences, however, I feel there is a time for everything in life. I crave to be in nature (especially because it is finally above 70 here during the day) and I crave to go deeper into the relationship with myself.
I listened to the oldie but goodie song "Turn Turn Turn" by The Byrds and the lyrics are so amazing and wise. There is a time for everything in our lives and the only thing that is constant is change.
A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep
A time to build up, a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones, a time to gather stones together
A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
These lyrics are so beautiful and will always hold true in our lives. I understand so clearly that we can not have the light without the dark, the ups without the down, and I understand that nothing is permanent and the less we can resist the changes the less pain we will cause ourselves.
