🌬 The Inner Geomancer Day 3: The Weight of What We Keep

Some things we keep not because they bring joy— 

But because they carry a story. 

A memory. 

A version of us we’re afraid to let go.

A shelf of books once filled with joy… 

Now untouched, unread, quietly whispering guilt. 

A gift we didn’t love… Now a burden we didn’t ask for.

Sometimes, the weight isn’t in the object. 

It’s in the obligation to keep it. 

To prove we care. 

To preserve a version of the past.

I noticed this in my own bookshelf. 

Books I once collected with joy became clutter over time. 

I never read them—they just sat there, reminding me of what I’d never touch. 

So I sorted them: 

📚 One pile to donate—books I’d never read again 

📚 One pile to keep for later—books I’m not ready for yet 

📚 One pile to cherish—books I love and reach for often

And when I let go of the ones I didn’t need, 

my mind and heart felt lighter. 

My thoughts became clearer—sorted by interest, not obligation. 

In a way, I was sorting my mind through external sorting.

Now, whenever I buy new books, 

I make a note to donate the ones I’ve already read. 

So others can benefit. 

And I have space—physically and mentally—for what’s new. 

No stress. No buildup. Just flow.

🪞 What have you kept out of guilt, not joy? 

🧭 What object carries someone else’s story—but not your current truth? 

🌿 What would it feel like to release it—not with shame, but with sovereignty?

You are the geomancer of your own soul. 

You get to choose what stays. 

You get to say, “This is no longer mine to carry.”