Letting It Go!

 

I love a warm sunny day in February! Somehow, it gives a glimpse of spring and summer and brings us out of the house, which this year, is needed more than ever!

Today in Louisville, it’s warm, balmy, and there is a glimpse of sunlight here and there. There’s rain headed this way as a cold front moves back in. It’s all part of the Louisville weather…last week freezing and snowing and this week, the first spotting of shorts and flip flops has occurred!

This is the time of year that we would be finalizing all of the details of the Gala at MND. Held the first weekend in March, the MND Gala was held on March 7 last year, just seven days before the pandemic shut things down. I'm thinking about my friends there and all of those in the fundraising Gala world and wishing them the best as they plan alternative events online.

It’s hard to believe that we are nearing the one year mark of the shutdowns. Hard to believe that I have not stepped foot in a Target since April, 2020. TRUTH! Hard to believe that we are wearing masks every where we go as well as in the house when guests come in. Hard to believe that I could be a VIP customer with Amazon, if the number of boxes delivered is any indication! SO MANY THINGS ARE HARD TO BELIEVE!

As I reflect on what’s important, I have slowly determined that there are things I can live without. Katie and Anthony had my china cabinet. They recently changed things up and have been trying to sell it for me, even though I hated to part with it. Someone offered a low amount, which we turned down. Then as time went on, someone else made plans to pick it up this week. At the last minute, the customer cancelled. (rude!) I finally was able to let go…I told Katie to find a charity that would pick it up and hopefully, someone getting started with a new life, will be able to use It.

As mentioned before, my bed is in storage and I finally put it up for sale. I even offered to throw in the gently used mattresses if anyone wanted them. There are a couple of people coming this weekend to check it out. With any luck, it will sell and it will allow me to get a smaller storage unit.

It’s funny…selling or removing these things from my life, kind of feels good. Not great, but good. It’s another part of my past that I have gradually come to let go. In the big picture, I have come to realize that these are “just” things!

I think it’s interesting how we evolve. We think we need so much and yet in reality we really don’t. For me, I was eating dinner alone for over to a year. Since June, I’ve had the every day. I’ve learned how to enjoy playing games…even BINGO after dinner. My grocery shopping outings have been purposeful, not frivolous. I actually follow a list most of the time!

Missing Katie, Anthony and Gabriel is the hardest for me, but we are determined to have a get together once I get my two vaccines. In the meantime, those Facetime calls will have to do. I updated my Zoom account so I could keep in touch. It is one of my joys when I can visit with friends and family from afar.

My point today is I am hoping that I can continue to learn to let go of the things and enjoy people and experiences, which I always did, but somehow, during the pandemic, the things haven’t meant so much. I don’t want to erase my past, I just want to continue to embrace my future.

Now let’s get our shots and hopefully, in a few months, we can hug on each other…and be reminded of the things that really mean the most!

 

 UPDATE on my random acts of kindness…It’s working!