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GO

I am so focused on letting go, that the word hold has me stumped.

On my way to work this week I thought about how my life has changed since my mother died. I frame everything in Before & Afters. Before mummy died I was this…or I did that… and now in the after… in this place of “life is too short” sometimes all I can think of is how to create more space for the things that move me. How do I create room for all the love, and peace and light I want in this life? How do I create the space for the things that truly satisfy my soul? How do I maximize the time I have?

And now as I think about hold…or rather holding space, or holding on, I think about the Before, the past. But only the pain and hurt and disappointment and sadness of the past. When did hold become a sad word?

My time is up…this thought will now be put on hold.

STOP

Five Minute Friday is a struggle. My thoughts always surprise me on what a word triggers. When my buzzer went off, I decided to look for a quote that brings some clarity to where my thoughts were going. I found this:

At any given moment, you have the power to say: This is not how the story is going to end. – Christine Mason Miller

I think it sums up “my life is too short to hold on to crap” mantra.