Packing The Emotions

Last week we were fully engaged in packing all of our stuff from the house. It was pretty hectic. Kim and I were sometimes staying up until 2:00 am to get things organized into manageable containers. While we were in this process we would remind ourselves that, next week when everything is on the boat heading for the Big Island we could relax. Well next week is this week and it has been quite a ride for us. Packing the stuff was physically demanding. This week on O‘ahu has been emotionally demanding. I think the late nights of filling containers was a lot easier than the process of going through my three year old son Bodhi's last gymnastic class or seeing this friend or that friend for the last time before heading out to the land. Packing all those ties and goodbyes has been taxing. Bodhi has been having it a little rough as well. He definitely understands that we are moving and he's seen the empty shell of the house we'd lived in and he's excited about the move, but his routine has been thrown off and he doesn't like it. We're all feeling taxed.

My mom had some good advice as we were in the midst of a gusty Bodhi tantrum. She simply said take deep breaths. I guess that is all there is to do really. In and out--In and out--In and out and next thing you know the storm has indeed passed and you are still in one piece. We are here, there is no getting around that and I don't think we'd want to anyway. Peace!