I was at church on Sunday a couple of weeks ago. Yes I do attend church most of the time. Me and the pastor (Mike Potter) at The Foothills have something in common. We both HATE moving. He stressed that 'hate' was a harsh word and should only be used when you really mean it. (Note: This is not what the sermon was entirely about, he goes deeper than "what not to hate.")
I hate moving because it is so hard to get settled, it is difficult to cope with the change and transition. I love my new room and the new things, but it is hard for me to move on from anything it seems.
Why I hate moving:
- Change. Change is usually great, but that doesn't mean it is easy. Change happens everyday, even if it's just changing your clothes.
- Furniture. Moving furniture is usually hard and other people claim to "love" moving it. I do not, obviously. I could drop a desk on my toe and break it, I might fall and break the furniture itself, I could scratch the floor. There are so many factors when moving furniture. I hate taking these risks. I'd rather not move.
- Boxes. EVERYWHERE! I thought that maybe I might fit my books in one box, the stuff on my desk in one box, and the stuff on my dresser in another. No, by the time I packed up my whole room, I had about 15 boxes sitting in the living room ready to go.
- Stuff you don't think of. As soon as I finished packing everything, I realized that I still have stuff in the bathroom and the kitchen. As soon as I finished with those, I realized there was more.
What I learned about moving this time was that YOU HAVE TO DO IT! There are deadlines. Rent and Lease is business.
The most important lesson about moving though was that it is about CHANGE. Change is inevitable and it must happen. Because I hate moving, I hate change. In order to fully appreciate life, I must learn to embrace it. Whenever something different happens, yes it is really hard to let go of the past, but it is so healthy and important to move forward.
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