It’s freeing. And you just rebuild.

I’ve never started over with nothing, but I have started over with next to nothing — just a backpack with some clothes and a guitar.

You recoup. Rebuild.

It’s jarring at first. Eventually it becomes freeing. You realize that the things you once owned no longer own you.

And then you reacquire. It all comes back.

Daily writing prompt

What would you do if you lost all your possessions?

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