And so my "journey" continues...

Over a year ago, when I went to see the medium, one thing that she picked up---and it was the same thing that an intuitive friend picked up---plus, where synchronicity is concerned, my horoscope mentioned it on several occasions--- is this --- clean out junk and old items no longer used in order to keep the energy flowing in the right direction. Also, work on fixing up our home.

For the past few years, I've been working on trying to get all the pieces in place so that we are able to move. The house, while being the nicest house either of us has ever lived in, is no longer right for us. It's too big plus the maintenance that goes along with it is slowly getting to be too much---especially for my husband, who is 8 years older than I am.

We have done some things (when money permits) to get the house ready for sale (painting, putting in some new flooring, repairing things that needed repairs, replacing some appliances).

So...a few years ago, I felt strongly in my gut (as did my intuitive friend) that we would be moving along soon. I went into overdrive and cleaned out a lot of stuff. Lots of stuff got donated, some got thrown out and eventually, all our daughter's belongings were shipped to her. Yet...here we still are.

All that said, I've come to a revelation of sorts. The time I got into overdrive, I got my husband to go through his things. He loves to buy books and at that time, I got him to donate many that he no longer read. All well in good but, since then, he has built up his collection again.

This week, I broached the subject of him once again going through his books. I even came right out and asked him if he even really wanted to do that. He was evasive, shrugging his shoulders even, to my surprise, telling me to go through them. I told him that I wouldn't presume to tell him what to keep or discard, since they are his things. He then said that if he died first, I would have to do that anyway. Yes---but we are still both here and responsible for our own belongings.

I don't know --- At times, I've suggested to him that in our new residence, we make a library with wall-to-wall book shelves for his books. He nixed that idea---just like when I suggest buying bigger book cases, he wants smaller ones.

The funny thing is that when we first met, neither of us had much money or belongings. However, he had far less than I did. For years, he had me convinced that I owned more things than he did. However, when we packed up to move to our present home, I soon discovered that he owned far more than me. He has said in the past that since he grew up poor and now has more money, he wants to buy more things. (I have a friend whose husband also thinks that way.)

So---any thoughts on all of this? Is his reluctance to part with books and other items blocking the energy? If I do some cleaning out, is it all for naught if he won't do the same (without some serious prodding)? In other words, by doing what I can, am I making progress when it comes to getting the energy moving in the right direction?

Thank you all for your thoughts on this!