Packing light sounds simple until you realise your “essentials” include a grief journal, three types of herbal tea, a legacy toolkit, and a blanket that smells like your grandmother’s garden. Suddenly, your eco campervan looks less like a minimalist haven and more like a mobile shrine to emotional preparedness.

But here’s the truth: packing light isn’t about denial. It’s about discernment. It’s the art of choosing what carries you, not just what you carry. That means asking: does this item support my rhythm, my rest, my refusal to rush? Or is it just emotional clutter dressed as sentiment?

You don’t need to strip your soul to fit into a van drawer. You just need to honour what’s truly weighty and let the rest go with love. Maybe your ceremonial toolkit fits in a pouch. Maybe your boundaries are stitched into a single shawl. Maybe your legacy lives in a USB stick and a poem.

Packing light is not about being less. It’s about being precise. And when done with care, it’s a ritual of clarity, not scarcity.

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