holding on....letting go

I try to let go

of what I don't need,

but some things in life

must be squeezed onto

ever so tightly.

~~~~~

I'm learning

that holding onto "things" is not healthy

and I've actually gotten better

over the last few years...

enough so to even surprise myself.

~~~~~

I have boxes

of "things" that are packed

and ready

for a summer garage sale

and surprisingly,

I don't have

any bad or sad feelings

that my "things"

will go away, never to been seen again...

I'm learning.

~~~~~

I have too many

bags and purses filling my closet...

probably over the amount that is considered healthy by some

but slowly, one by one

I'm letting these go, too.

I'm learning.

~~~~~

What I do hold onto though

and find impossible to

let go of...

are my

dreams....

wonderful, sweet, filling, lively, eye opening

dreams....

and

thoughts

and

ideas.

These I cherish...each and everyone of them...

the good, the bad, the right, the wrong

I hold onto all of them,

tightly,

as they are mine

and

only mine.

~~~~~

And

although my dreams and thoughts and ideas

aren't "things"

the weight of them is

immeasureable

and they are something I'm willing

to carry with me

everyday of my life.

I'm learning