Mary’s
Minute
“Sometimes people come into your life for a moment, a day, or
a lifetime. It matters not the time they
spent with you, but how they impacted your life at the time.”
~
Unknown
We are fortunate to have many people come through our lives
that change and refine us. The older we
get the more connections we make, which is a wonderful thing. Although we can hold onto an endless amount
of memories and keep love in our hearts, we do not have the physical capacity
to maintain the many friendships and connections we have developed. I think of it as stages in our lives. I still hold a special place in my heart of
friends I had in elementary school, and there are individuals in my adult life
who at one time were very important to me but I have not seen of for
years. The same concept is partially
true for places and things in our lives.
We cannot hold onto every home we have ever lived in or keep going back
to the same places. It would not be
possible to maintain every hobby that we have had over our lifetimes at the
same intensity that we once did. What is
important is that we take all of our experiences and the people who have
impacted our lives and use them to make us who we are. The tough part about continuing to have new
experiences and to better ourselves is that that we have to let go. As a school year ends we are left with
thoughts of closing chapters and beginning new ones. We need to remember that it is okay to let go
of our past. We cannot hold onto every
experience or person at the same level we once did. We can certainly hold onto the memories, but if
we try to keep up every relationship at the same level we once did, we will be
overwhelmed emotionally and physically.
Let go and let yourself live!
Have a great summer!
Mary