Open the Package

I'm really enjoying physical therapy

Not only do I get to meet others on the ride in

but I get to challenge my body (more) with the seemingly simple things

(like standing with my eyes closed LOL)

We're all like the toys on the Island of Misfit Toys

We're temporarily broken but bonding through humor, grimace, and stories

My driver's husband collects Simpson characters

She told me that years ago her kids gave him a few characters

each wrapped individually in paper within a box

Excitedly he picked each package and felt around asking

"I just want to know...are they all here?"

When they answered 'yes' he smiled and put them back carefully in the box 

He never opened them...they're still wrapped after so many years!

I found so much humor in that

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I found my way to the basement last week

Looking around I noticed so much 'stuff' that we no longer use

So many things that are waiting for the 'just in case' or 'when I' day

I thought of my driver's husband...and decided to get moving

If I am not using it, and haven't, then it's time to send it to someone else

If I'm not enjoying it, someone will

I've put virtual expiration tags on things like my kiln and art supplies

If not used within a year (and a half -slow recovery) then it's passed on

Because the most important thing I've learned is that old age is not a guarantee

Enjoy life now because we never really know how many tomorrows there are

The two crates I left for last were those related to work

Slowly I cracked them open to reveal a bunch of memories of a life

that I can't quite remember living

I struggled for a bit wondering if I should let these things go

I reached in and found that the memories were inside me and not these things

I have outgrown the person I was then and there's nothing wrong with that

These things could be used by someone else

And with that I let the two crates go and felt a sense of release 

as I finally cut the chords to my past

Because the reality is if I ever go back to work it's with a NEW me

What I've learned is that life is ever changing

Things, experiences, people will come and go

Relationships will grow while others are meant to be temporary

But through it all we are meant to live with an open heart

Learning, influencing, growing, loving

ebbs and flows

We're meant to tear open the packages and enjoy them now

Stop waiting

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I truly appreciate you all

Happy New Year