Weekly diary, November 7th, 2014
by michaelhodges3
This week, I have been settling into my new home. Inevitably, part of this has been agonising over security threats or potential security threats.
Part of it, however, has been tidying up, and deciding what things to throw away. As a bit of a hoarder, I generally tend to keep things.
Why are some people like this? I like to think it’s based on having love and affection towards inanimate objects. If something has been a part of your life for some time, inevitably, it will have certain memories for you. Even if it’s something you’d forgotten about, you may still feel that you have some kind of responsibility towards that object. And maybe some people feel that kind of resonsibility more keenly than others.
It can be a difficult thing, letting go of the past and moving on. Because the relationships we have with other people and things aren’t necessarily just harmful feelings of ‘attachment’, in a Buddhist sense (if I’ve understood the idea of attachment correctly). They may be feelings that mean something. Feelings that go deep within us.
At the moment, my feelings of loyalty are divided between the place where I used to live, and the people I knew there, and the place where I am now, with it’s new people. I tend to take longer than most people to adapt to new circumstances. Maybe it has something to do with thinking too much. I don’t know.
Take care,
Michael
If anyone wants to comment (properly, not using a disguise or talking in code) on this, or any other of my posts, please do. I need feedback to know how well I’m doing at blogging.
michaelhodges3 
Hi Mike, this is a great post. I think the blogging is going well. It takes a while to build followers, just remember to be proactive and follow as many people who you are interested in, as possible, and leave comments and Likes too, regularly if you have time. Online friends tend to disappear sometimes, if we don’t catch up with them, like friends do in person. if you stop by and drop in on their blog and actively engage in conversation, then they will usually return the compliment.
I should know, I try to comment as much as I can, but time is not on my side so much lately will all of the work In do. Last week I finished another Blogging as an aid to recovery course.
I get attached to objects too for sentimental reasons and just because I like having them in my life. Not sure I know about that Buddhist philosophy as such, but i am guessing it’s to do with giving up possessions as we don’t need them?
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