If you’re inclined to value its importance, you’ll find symbolism in almost everything. It’s all about believing in bigger meaning, not just what you’re given. That’s why I believe that the act of moving furniture around in your room stands for something much more than achieving Feng Shui.
Growing up, I liked to move my room around so much that my family suggested I become an interior designer. Nothing could beat the fresh feeling of excitement brought by a physical change. Looking back, the act itself was symbolic of that – with a new room, I was a new me. When I think about it, I felt the urge to shift my furniture whenever something significant had happened in my life, such as starting a new year of school, or the beginning of autumn, or when I failed a maths test.
I think I craved some sort of constant renewal that marked how I felt on the inside, I craved to grow and be my best self with a clean and organised room. It was only recently when I put two and two together and realised how important symbolism is for someone looking for leverage in terms of personal growth. And I’ve always been that someone, even as an unknowing child.
Not too long ago, I left a therapy session after discussing some heavy points which provided me with a new outlook on life. It was a brilliant feeling. So brilliant that I felt I needed to mark and solidify that feeling with something physically significant – all to make it feel more real.
Moving my room around is no longer an option as I have a tiny loft bedroom at uni, with about the same square footage as a Ford Fiesta.
So, I took the longer route home by the lake, searching for the biggest rock I could find. A particularly jagged one, darker than all the rest, stood out to me and I told myself that this rock represented the stubborn weight of my old mindsets and outlooks. I took it to the water’s edge and threw it as far as I could, watching it sink. In a matter of seconds, the water had gone from still–to rippled–to still again; and though the water was murky, I felt as fresh as ever, and free from the weight the stone represented. I finally felt real enough to walk home – completely changed.
Whether it due to your own search, or just how things go, you’ll find yourself experiencing an internal shift – some call it growth. Mark this shift you feel with something physical to bring it to life and solidify it in the real world.
Look for the reason behind everything, and the poetry of it all. Some of the time, you’ll find there’s no reason at all, but the fact you looked shows you’re at least open to wider meaning. Maybe that’s a bit of poetry in itself.