June 23
SHED – Part 2
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A couple weeks ago, I mentioned that I’m in a transition period. What it feels like is a slump…stuck…not sure what’s next. The last time this happened, my daughter had left for college, and I was an empty-nester. During that period, I worked my way through the book, SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life by Julie Morgenstern.
The idea behind the book is that “SHED is a transformative process for letting go of things that represent the past so you can grow and move forward. The four steps of SHED (Separate the Treasures, Heave the Trash, Embrace Your Identity, Drive Yourself Forward) provide a framework for proactively managing change, transition, and the feeling of being stuck and unsure. By releasing the defunct, extraneous, and burdensome objects and obligations that are weighing you down, you create the space to discover what’s next and gather the energy and courage to move forward.”
To begin the process, rather than thinking about your immediate options or next steps, you concentrate instead on the bigger picture. You come up with a theme…a vision, for your future. This theme is a “broad goal or feeling; an overarching simple expression of the adventure you’d like to be on.”
How do you come up with a theme? Julie offers five different techniques that can help you figure it out. Regardless of how you choose your theme, it should follow three rules:
1. Your theme should be broad enough to impact all the different buckets of your life.
2. Keep it simple.
3. Give yourself permission to say what you actually want, not what you should want.
My Theme – Caring, Artistic & Free.
I have so many things I’d like to do, that I don’t know where to start:)
That is one for my sister but she’d never part with anything. Have a marvellous Monday.
Best wishes Molly
I like your theme! That’s a lovely photo too. Happy Monday to you!
Its a terrific theme and lovely photo
urban hounds
Inspiring. The SHED idea fits right in with your “one word” 😀 And, yes, that photo is great. I can’t wait to hear about your trip!
What a great theme!
I agree, great theme!
We love bottles in the window at our house also, sometimes mom has to shed some things so she can breathe.
stella rose
That is a great theme for you. Keep on the path, and it will come to you.
Wow…do I ever need this book right now. Thanks! And I love your theme. Mine will probably be something like, “Stop being a weenie.” 😉
MayzieMom
I NEED TO THROW STUFF OUT but I have a really hard time doing that!!! My house is so full of stuff there is no more room for anything!! I am stuck too!!!
That sounds like a very worthwhile book. I love your old bottles, my son has got a poison bottle and would like to collect more.
Thank you for your bid on Benny’s auction.
Lynne x
Poison bottles! That would be a cool collection. I took this picture at an antique shop in Juliette, Georgia. I do have the beginnings of a collection of old bottles though. I love to get the ones with a location stamped on them.
I love those glass bottles!
I can see how this would really be beneficial in moving forward. It sounds a little scary at the same time!
Love the photos with the glassy bottles in the old window – inspiring and thought-provoking. you have just reminded me I havent painted on glass for months! time to dig the paints out for summer! 🙂