Attachments Create Suffering

Two Fridays ago, my partner, Paul, and I met with a realtor.

Three days later, she emailed us a house;

It was virtual love at first sight.

That entire day I obsessed over the pictures, fantasized where I would put things, told multiple people about it. We set up a showing to see it that very next day.

And the following morning?

We woke up to a text from our realtor saying, "tomorrow it will go under contract."

My heart fell.

I had spent a whole day creating an attachment to that house. My house ...

Then, I laughed.

Of course the Universe would use this to teach me a lesson.

So, I pulled out my journal and began to write. I acknowledged my over attachment. I offered it up to God. "If we're meant to have this house, we will. I trust you."

And, I let it go.

I didn't stop loving the house.

I didn't stop wanting it.

I stopped thinking it was mine.

I made peace with never having it.

Fast forward a whole story later way too long for this post, we signed on that very house!

We close April 16 :)

(Fingers crossed, if all goes well.)