MJ and I finally close on the house we’ve been waiting to move into for oh, about, two years. Without getting into too many details, we ended up in a lawsuit for the past year, severing ties with a friend who had been involved in the process and living in an apartment for a year. So after this long, angry journey, we finally closed on our house and signed on the dotted line.

We’ve started packing, but I’m resistant. I feel sick, but I have a feeling it’s the stress talking. It’s not just the move that’s freaking me out; it’s the thought that we’re leaving all the negatives of the last year behind. I know that sounds weird, but I keep hanging on to the negative thoughts toward all the people involved. It seems easier than forgiving them and moving on with our lives--even if I know that would be more freeing.

Week 2 has been about vitality and what’s holding us back, and I’ve settled on negativity. It’s a nice broad blanket, but true. My negative thoughts about the people involved in the house drama over the past year are taking up the space that could be used for other, more positive and productive thoughts. Life Coach Trudi says that to be your real, authentic God-given self, you have to stop giving your power over to other people. So, I’m praying that the closing of our house signifies the closing of the negatives we’ve experienced and the opening of some positives.

~ Sheri Joseph