Day Momo (Des Moments) August 1st-15th
Day 1 – Getting Rid of Baggage
Everything I own is in 2 bags. 1 bag is clothes. The other bag is my computer, ipad, and a few books. That’s it.
It’s been like this for the last 11 months. 7 months through South America, and 4 months back home in the United States. Now I take these 2 bags with me to New York.
I have no car. I have no furniture. I have no long-term lease for a place to live. I no longer have an urge to buy things that will add baggage and take up space.
I like not having baggage. I can focus more on experiences I enjoy. The baggage doesn’t get in the way.
I think less about the logistics of things. Simply because I don’t have any things. Since I’ve had less baggage in my life, I’ve I had less stress .
It’s liberating.
With that being said, I still have baggage. Mental baggage. I still think about future. I worry about how I’ll make money when this sabbatical is over. I still have regrets about things I’ve done in the past. Things I didn’t do right, ways I treated people wrong.
I still feel jealousy at times. I still play the silly game of one-upmanship when comparing myself to others. I still seek validity through other people’s approval. I try to work on these things.
What I can tell you is this.
Since traveling, since letting go of all my physical baggage, I think less about the mental baggage.
This makes a difference. There’s something within this realization.
Take this with you on your journey, in your walk of life. Whatever walk that might be.
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