In the Beginning There Was A Move...

I have lived next to a park for the last two years, which has been my saving grace as

it was a difficult transitional time for my family and me as we moved from a 4 bd.rm.

town house into my daughter ‘s and her families’ home while deciding next steps.

Shedding layers of not only things of which I had too much but on a personal level as

well as I agonized and stressed over what I could keep, should keep, and how to

dispose of treasures I have collected for many years.

It is much a revelation as it is cathartic as the understanding of just how much I had

accumulated verses how much I could keep or need, all the while hearing from my

grown up off spring that it was only treasure to me, and they would be happy to hire

a dumpster to help expedite the process.

I have found that there is indeed truth to the adage; one person’s treasure is another

person’s trash! Yes I have seen the show hoarders and it became my measuring

stick of collecting vs hoarding. Well, I suppose it is in the eye of beholder as I have

been told more often than not I have so many beautiful and interesting things not

only by adults but children as well who told me they loved coming over to look at

and hear about the things I had displayed. Conversely the minimalistic generation,

of which my children are a part, would rather view things on line or in a museum

not in their living space.

As D-Day of moving approached I gave any thousands of books to friends, donated

to the Native American Cultural Center in Baltimore, Blacks in Wax Museum in

Baltimore, Weyenoke in Hampton, Va. and more. I gave not only books also antique

furniture, art, and even hand made dresses of my grandmothers and accessories.

I felt good these items were going to good homes, which lessened my anxiety and

soon became a relief as well.

Moving into a small apartment would be a major adjustment for me as I felt boxed in

and unable to breath. When I got over the initial shock, I looked over at the woods

next to me. I walked through the parking lot and stood at one of several entrances

to the wooded areas and became still. I looked at the trees that in turn looked in me

and I said, Help! At first I didn’t sense anything as I began to uncoil from the tightly

curled up energy I had become. I just walked the path that circled the playing field

and playground as I looked at the trees and plants. This became my every day early

morning routine at 5 am when the path was quiet, just before the walkers, runners

and dogs took their owners for a walk.

After a couple of weeks I began to notice the varied types of plant life which grew in

harmony with each other, the colors, smells, sizes and the trees that stood so

patiently and their beautifully diverse types of which had become more pronounced.

I began to touch them and to talk to them as I opened to make a deeper connection

to the ones who invited me to do so. I took my cell phone with me to assuage the

fear from family and friends who couldn’t trust my being alone in the trees at that

hour or probably any hour. I do know there are dangers out there and take

precautions as best as I can and yet I had come to understand that I was being

looked after by trees and others who have welcomed me in.

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