Okay, don’t panic at reading the title of the post, I’m admittedly just being a shit attention grabber for today’s post.
However, it’s not entirely just for grabbing your attention. It’s honestly how I would ultimately feel if the prompt came true. Over the years, I’ve become a silver linings kind of person, and so I’m trying to approach this the same way.
What WOULD I do if I lost all of my possessions? Well, for starters, I guess it would depend on the circumstances. Did I somehow land myself in prison? I guess I wouldn’t be able to do much about anything at that point. Instead, I’m thinking that maybe everything burned up in a house fire (thinking of the unfortunate people and families affected by the wildfires here in North America) or maybe in a flood or hurricane situation (like those impacted by Hurricane Helene). They’re all being forced to face this exact situation.
Personally, I know for a fact that I would be rather depressed at first. I’d feel a little lost in the moment and during the immediate aftermath, but I know that eventually once I got myself situated I would be fine. Those first few weeks/months (and maybe even a year or two) are going to be tough.
Back to the hypothetical situation for myself, though, and my silver linings approach. If I did happen to lose all of my possessions, I would eventually look at it as a fresh start. I’d take stock of everything I had lost. I’d make a list to prioritize the most important things first. A home, a vehicle (sorry motorcycle, you’re a leisure item, so it’s the car), furniture and appliances, things like that. I think after I’d gotten my foundation re-established then I could start looking into the hobby stuff again. The computer would top that part of the list, but it would be a part of the appliances section as well because I would need to see if I can retrieve important documents and use it for work. From there would be things like my collection of Magic: The Gathering cards (which I think I would just write-off as a loss and move on for a while.) The hobby stuff could be picked up slowly again. Maybe invest in something new instead.
Granted, this would all take a lot of time and patience to get back into, and it’s entirely possible that I never get back to where I was mentally prior to losing everything, but this would be where I would go if I was trying to look at this as a “fresh start” kind of silver lining. Life keeps moving, and so would I.
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