Day 1 of Spaciousness.

I just signed up for a year long course in spaciousness and decluttering.

I do not usually do this kind of "online purchasing", especially with self help courses that stir up common sense to the point where I can end up saying, "I knew that".

But this one caught me.

It has a daily prompt.  --Something that might just partner with me in a way that keeps me accountable to myself and the person I long to become.

So...

Here I go.

I will attempt to write here along with my journey, for any who wish to follow.

I don't know how much to censor, or how much to divulge in a public space like this.  I trust that discernment will be exercised and sway from time to time, but I will be honest.

God help me to care for myself with this new adventure and I hope you, the possible reader, may also be enriched and inspired.

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Here is a quote I received on day 1: "The call to adventure is the point in a person's life when they are first given notice that everything is going to change, whether they know it or not."--Joseph Campbell, The Hero's Journey


I can't help but think of Bilbo Baggins setting off after first declining to journey with the dwarfs.  (Funny that dwarfs doesn't have a "v"...)


 


My first word to contemplate: Departing.

de·par·ture

dəˈpärCHər/

noun

noun: departure; plural noun: departures

1. the action of leaving, typically to start a journey.

   "the day of departure"

   synonyms:

   leaving, going, leave-taking, withdrawal, exit, egress, retreat "he tried to delay her departure"

   • a deviation from an accepted, prescribed, or traditional course of action or thought.

     "a departure from their usual style"

     synonyms:

     deviation, divergence, digression, shift; More variation, change "a departure from the norm" change, innovation, novelty, rarity "an exciting departure for filmmakers"

   • Nautical

     the east–west distance between two points, especially as traveled by a ship or aircraft and expressed in miles.

I have begun.