Ever take a look in your closet and ask yourself why in the world am I holding on to this? Whether it is a pair of jeans that don’t and won’t ever fit again or a shirt that will never come back in style, some things you just have to let go of. Send them off to Goodwill so it can go to someone who can use it. This same concept can be applied to people in our lives. Sometimes we hold on to people we should have let go of a long time ago. In a recent conversation, it was revealed that I was holding on to a relationship that was no relationship at all. His perception of what took place was the complete opposite of mine. It was a real eye opener that’s for sure. I will definitely not invest so much of my heart into people with out truly knowing how they feel about me first. This person, I should have purged from my heart many years ago, but I held on to it hoping it would “come back in style”. Little did I know I was wasting time and energy even thinking about it because to him it was nothing to begin with. So I’ve cleaned my closet of him and feel I have more room to expand my wardrobe. I can also recalculate the number of relationships I’ve been in from three to two. I feel as though that gives me hope because the third times a charm right? What I’m saying is, look at the people in your life like the clothes in your closet. You have that one outfit that you always look and feel good in, your spouse or significant other. You have that one that will never go out of style, your best friend, the one you can talk to when the aforementioned is getting on your last nerve. Then you have those clothes that are just there, hadn’t been worn in years, just taking up space. These equate to previous relationships that still have residence in your heart. So, I ask that this year, you take a look in your proverbial closet and clean it out. Not only will you have more room in there, but you’ll feel better. I know I surely do.
-Nikki
Posted by nikki at January 10, 2008 03:03 AM