Objects that Surround Me

Each object has its own story

The items that surround me, each one having its own meaning, a symbol for a time in my life. I am a person who needs to see these reassurances to know how I got here, what I brought with me to this journey. 

There is no present without the past, yet what is the right balance between living in the present and remembering the past, feeling nostalgic about it. 

I had a year long journey of holding onto the past and finally letting go of it after trying to go back to it. It was a cathartic experience. I was holding onto so much of my identity, of my worth to the past. Thinking that if I went back, I would have something to show the world.

But I do not need to show the world anything.

The objects that have come along with me, remind me of how far I have come along. The memories associated with them tell the story. There will be new items that will be added to the collection and they will continue my story, one object at a time.