Moving home is always stressful

So many things to do and the list keeps growing

Time seems to go faster as the moving date approaches

Its hard to look forward to packing all those boxes 

Just the thought of it fills me with dread

I imagine a condemned man feels the same way about his approaching last meal

There is however some comfort in the inevitability of moving

The boxes will all get filled even if it takes all night

Stuff will somehow get moved on the day

Friends will show up unannounced to help

New neighbors will greet you with gifts of food

You will wake up the day after moving behind a wall of boxes

You will feel overwhelmed at the amount of stuff you have collected

You will vow to declutter and get rid of all your surplus things

Then you will stuff them all in drawers and closets to be hidden until your next move

Moving can also involve unplanned moments of pure joy

While tediously sifting through the contents of a drawer to be packed

I stumbled upon the watch that my mother bought for me many years ago

As I held the watch I could hear her soothing voice

I saw that beautiful loving smile on her face when she gifted it to me

The watch started ticking in the palm of my hand

Reminding me that her love is still alive and ticking inside my heart

Time slowed down when I held that watch