Next!

I have spent a couple of hours each of the last few days,cleaning out my old office. Although I have been working out of my home office now since October, the old office sat unattended for the most part. The time has come to move on . Often, moving on includes letting go. The old office will be converted from its original purpose, home for Halloween Sales, to a third office for Why Weight so technically I am not walking away from it. However,after almost 12 years, an era is coming to an end.
I wish I could say that as I empty shelves,and clean out desks and file cabinets, I am overcome with the sadness that often comes when moves like this happen. The truth is, I'm not.I just want to move on.
I am trying to conjure up all of the good times and happy memories that filled over a decade of my life,they just aren't coming up for me. In fact, when I ruminate on those years, I am overwhelmed by memories that are not all that pleasant to remember.Every struggle, every battle, every day where I  sat down there, all too often by myself ,has left a mark on my soul.
A lot was accomplished in that office.That office was the birthplace of an unbelievable number of projects and ideas.A lot of people made a lot of money from the seeds planted and efforts generated from that place.Entire companies ,multi- million dollar firms ,have their roots in that 350 square feet .
All of that is just so much yesterday's news. In the "what have you done lately" world that I have created for myself,moving on means moving out and letting go.
Today, I will just about finish moving out. By end of business today, the floors will be swept and the space will be ready for its new face lift.Tomorrow, one last trip to the recycling center and Halloween Sales by Vasa will change its zip code from 07666 to 07652.
And that will be that!