I love the germans.  They're so practical while being stylish.  Check out this hausboat! 

The idea of living on such a tiny dwelling reminded me of this amazing, ethereal woman I know who gifted me with some wonderful words when we had to leave our home in the mountains to forge our new path with Miles down in the valley.  She'd sold her wonderful home on the mountain, too, and took little with her- save for her two big birds and some clothing- onto a boat together with her love, and began her life as a mermaid.  I asked her about leaving her beloved home and community, was she as grief-stricken as I was?  In her angelic voice, this is what she said....

"Oh....pixie....in order to open completely to the adventure that was in front of me, I needed to let go of the life I loved in that home and fully embrace the choice I made to be with the sea."  So simple.

What she said made all the difference for me to move on in a positive direction and see what could be created in my new situation.  It was just what I needed to hear because I hadn't even realized that I'd been grasping so tightly onto something that was already a part of the past.  I was not living my new life in the present because of it.  I was just stuck.  I've used her words to get me through so many times when I didn't feel I could trudge the long road ahead to heal a part of myself or to learn something new.  I could envision my own arms open, face up to the sun, ready to face whatever this move meant for me.  Two years later, I still hold her words close to me.

It has also helped me to realize how little I truly need to live-the few things that I really can't live without and the rest, the stuff that I've collected that is mostly just part of  moments long past.

I'm always amazed when someone else's thoughtful words stick on me and help me through a tough time-it makes me grateful that we take the time to talk to each other and flush out the fears and encourage one another, each in our own special voice.