Letting Go to Invite Newness

We put the house we are currently living in on up for sale a couple weeks ago. So far we have had a grand total of zero showings. 😕 We have live here for 8 years, and all of my recovery from my brain hemorrhage . (Apparently early days afterwards I forgot that we had moved from our smaller home in Calgary, and Ian kept telling me how surprised I was going to be when I saw where we were living) It has been a fantastic place to recover, I can walk most places I want to go in under an hour and lovely paths. I have made a new group of friends through yoga. And Cochrane is just the right size to be able to everything here.

And I am ready to let that all go. We are ready for a new beginning. Ian knows a few guys he used to work with who worked until they were 65 and then passed away in months from then. That scared him, and my near death escapade made us realize that living with less but having time toegether is more important than the material items. As we stopped and thought about what made us happy now? It is short road trips in beautiful weather, card games in the evening, being out on the boat on a calm day. Being close to nature.

And that is what we are choosing now.

Which brings me to this month's mantra. This month we chant to Kali. We have chanted to her before and talked about her here and here. I love the idea that you have to let go of what is to make room for the new. Be it physical objects, stories, or patterns of behaviour . So I am releasing my attachment to this place that has been home for 8 years. I am releasing my anxiety about the sale fo the house and what it would mean for Ian to keep working. I release my need to ensure that everyone is happy.

I am open to all possibilities .

We chant to Kali Mah.

Om Krim Kalikayae Namaha

You can hear me chant it 108 times here. I highly recommend that you listen to the Ram Dass lecture on Kali that I am posting along with this, I love it.

What will you feed her?

What will you offer up that no longer moves you forward? What are you prepared to let go of in order to make room for new beginnings?