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Downsizing, To Move or Not to Move? That is the Question

Aging Well | Last Active: Mar 23 9:13pm | Replies (473)

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Good morning @sueinmn, So you are the lady with "strong determination"? Yes ma'am. We have a member of our sangha who has the strongest determination we have seen. I'm not that good.

I also remember my realtor wanted to call in estate liquidators and I just told my friends Chris and GiGi to get going.....let's give it all away. I don't want to see something selling for $50 that I paid $500 for. I would rather give it to someone who pays more than $500 in attention and appreciation of the piece.

You got me though......when you mentioned elevator. I was given a gift by the benefactors for the community center. It was for all of my marketing efforts for six or seven years and "get ready"....................you saw it here.........it was an elevator. I had 16 steps and then I had none. Guess who joyfully went to the garage to get anything or reset the sprinklers when the water became less available as summer wore on? I did. And now guess what I miss the most.....yep....my elevator. However, the brother and sister who bought the house were delighted that their 92-year-old mother would be able to live in the mountains because of my elevator. I even left them an amazing built-in video wall and a flat-screen TV so that their Mom would have entertainment on demand. That made my heart sing too.

What do we leave behind when the time comes.....only our legacy. And I wanted mine to be about loving-kindness and compassion. Still working on it.

May you have the happiest of days.
Chris

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Thank you so much for your story. I'm trying to get my parents to give away things that people would enjoy and then my parents can witness first hand how much enjoyment is being had.

Chris - Your posts make my heart sing!
Thank you. As I worked through a difficult "advisory board" meeting last night, I kept saying to myself - "It's not about me, it's about our whole group & the community we serve." It kept me quiet & let the group work its way around to what I think is the best decision for this tough time.
Have a wonderful day.
Sue