In Norway they are watching slow movies and enjoying slowing the pace of life. Ours seems to have picked up speed in order to slow down. As I sit in my admittedly self created chaos of my room I contemplate the changing as we down size to a 18ft. Trailer. Both exciting and motivating to pare down the valuable fatra (garbage in Kreyol) of my life. Like tossing papers from my 1969 graduate course.. So so important. Letting go is the theme and met both with nostagia, excitement and loss. The hope being that simplifying will suit us much better on our new adventure. The jury is out check out the deliberations over the next couple years.

Letting go: Identity as I wind down my work as a teacher and LMT, Letting go of living in the same house for 35 years. Letting go of the security of home ownership and the responsibilities. Letting go of cold wet winters.

Wondering what it will really be like, wondering what is around the bend both figuratively and actually as we travel. Wondering what I need to do with the house. Wondering about connection to family as we just celebrated Thanksgiving. Wondering the best way to cyber connect or whether we can in remote spots. Wondering how long my health will hold and celebrating that two years ago I would not have been able to contemplate such action. Wondering about how to keep health care providers and proper insurance...Wondering how long we can do this.

Challenges of learning a new life style, learning life in trailer, relationship in a small space.

And Excitement about connecting to nature, finding a satisfying experience for the last quarter of my life. I have been struck often the past year with the reality of againg. A theoretical idea now in real time. Facing physical limits and vulnerability and moving away from the familiar to break the trance we currently occupy. A comfortable trance, nothing wrong. I like my work and life style and hopefully this new step will enliven my next years.