We tend to pack for our insecurities.

Backcountry trips reduce our experience very clearly– food, water, shelter… simple comforts and simple discomforts. We prepare for them accordingly when we pack our bags. Notably, we tend to hedge against what’s previously caught us unprepared by packing extra for it.

Look at 10 people’s packing lists and you’ll see 10 variations– one person might pack a solar panel & battery packs for electronic gadgets, while another decides to power off the technology but might carry extra food & water, or tools, or even defensive weapons.
If we’re not careful, we can overpack and carry the weight of things we don’t need. This can slow us down and wear us out in times when we could otherwise be moving in flow.

The same is true for our everyday life:
As we come to understand ourselves & our experience better, we’re able to reduce, lighten. In surrender, we can leave the heavy stuff at home.