The Journey Begins

I usually have a lot more. Well, actually I used to have a lot more, a lot more things scheduled into my life, a lot more seemingly important but really extraneous items in my bag, a lot more reasons held in my mind for things I "should be" "need to" and "want to" do/be/accomplish. But I recently started making a conscious effort to let go of the "musts" and the "shoulds" and the "stuff" so that I could pay closer attention to the things that really make me happy and to the things that I actually do need in my life because they bring me closer to my self. I know this is all a bit deep for the first blog of the class, but when I think about the one sentence that stood out to our professor while I was talking about my bag's contents, I can't help but be reminded of the changes that are taking place in my life and how they affect my daily habits and so forth. I find it ironic that I actually said " I usually have a lot more" because in truth, lately, this is the opposite of what I've been striving for. So yes, this sentence would have been true a few months ago, but a lot has happened in my life since then and I now feel like more is not necessarily what I need and I hope that maybe others can relate.