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"LOVE IS the new currency.

PEACE IS the new measure of success.

TRUTH IS the new security.

JOY IS the new status symbol."

~Debbie Barnett~

The other night I dreamed that the purpose of life is to learn how transitory it all is. How our attachments can weigh us down, and we need to learn to let go.

Some people get their identity from their bling, their car, their home, their job, or the company they keep. While all of these are a reflection of who you are, they are not who you really are at your core. When you look for yourself outside yourself, you will inevitably come up short. Your identity comes from inside you, and no amount of external things will help you find it. In fact, they can hinder it.

A decade ago, when I left Dallas and became a traveling gypsy, I had to deal with a house-full of things. The subsequent garage sale was eye opening. I remember wondering why I worked so hard to buy all this "stuff" that I was now selling for pennies on the dollar.

Storing a few boxes of books and things of sentimental value in my family's attic, I left with only what would fit in my car. How freeing! I was able to maintain the "only what fits in my car" rule for a couple of years. While that rule no longer holds, I still like to keep my load light.

Namaste,

Debbie