Letting go, seems like an easy concept. But not easy at all to do. We have all had things that we have to let go of, sometimes by choice and other times it was out of our control. Either way, it's not easy.
Mike's dad passed away in October, and watching Mike and the boys go through that was rough. Having lost my dad 7 years ago, I knew what pain was coming. You never get over the loss of a parent, no matter how young or old you are. They are a part of you, of who you became. You never really let go of them, they stay with you forever. I still have vivid dreams that my dad is alive and I always ask him where he has been, and the answer is always the same.......I've been right here. These dreams seem to come when I need reassurance, or when I need to let something go.
I felt the need to write this because I have been carrying around some baggage. Baggage that I should have unloaded a long time ago. Sometimes we keep it as a reminder of the past even if it’s not a good memory. Why do we feel the need to do that? I don’t have the answer to that, I wish I did. So I let that baggage go, let the old dreams leave.
The past couple of years have been tough. A lot of changes which resulted in letting go of dreams. Dreams are tricky little creatures. Somewhat elusive, that's why we are always chasing them. Dreams are just a suggestion; it took me a long time to figure that one out. A suggestion on how things could be, nothing set in stone. Yet when a dream fails to come to fruition, we are devastated. The dream never has to leave, modify it and make it new again. Let go of the old one and make a new one. We can't predict life, if we could, it wouldn't be fun at all.
If something is not working for you, get rid of it. Whether it's a pair of shoes that are really cute, but hurt your feet, or a person who isn't doing you any good. Let It GO! Life is short, your time is precious, don't waste it on things, or people who you really don't need. Purge!!!! Just like you clean out the bugs in your computer, clean out your life. Get rid of the unwanted clutter, so that you can make room for new wonderful things! Let go of the pain and hurt you have, don't deny it, we all carry it! Let it go! Become a right brained person. Live in the here and now, don't over analyze, just do it! Like a band-aid, just rip it off and throw it away. The wounds will heal better with the sun anyway!
So, LET GO OF THE OLD DREAMS & THROW THE BAGGAGE OUT! Make new dreams, and get new baggage. More stylish, that suits who you are now. One thing I have learned is you can always start over.
