Leaving Sadness Behind

There comes a point in our life

We are faced with difficult choices

Over the years we have collected and saved

Everything under the sun

Thinking that one day it would all come together

Unfortunately it doesn't happen for many

The total opposite is true

We might be taken early from this life

Someone else is left with the burden

Of cleaning out all your stuff

Maybe they will take time to sort and go through each and every thing

Seeing what has value and what is junk

The fine line between trash or treasure

More often than not

Even the best intentions end up on thin ice

Each day squeezing in time

Taking away from doing something else

Leaving each day tired and exhausted

You end up losing your mind

Thinking why am I doing this ?

The real question is how long can I keep doing this ?

When is enough enough

I experienced this process with my mother's belongings

Now again I watch my cousins struggle

With my uncles things

You want to give the good stuff a new home

Hopefully they will carry out a new vision

Using the things for their rightful use

Antifreeze to oil

Tools to nails

So many practical reasons to save the things in the beginning

Then things got out of control

Once it was about saving money

Now it cost you money to get rid of them as well

Thanks

In the middle of it all

How do we do what's right ?

Then who cares ?

Our loved one who we really love and miss

Is gone

Nothing we say or do is going to bring them back

So do all the things in the world

Just mask the pain

As we live our life

Dealing with our emotions to the highest power

We will get through this

I thought of a way

Writing about it so passionately

Can only mean one thing

As I lift one object and put it in one pile

Then lift another and place it down

Hello sunshine

You have come to lift my spirits and lighten my mind

Life can be crazy

Life can be incredible

A little bit of both mixed together

Like the old paint cans stacked high in the corner

Once needed and put to good use

Now old and past their prime

What do I do with ten saved tires ?

Recycle them

Get rid of them

Making room for something beautiful and new

I change my mind instead

I come here with coffee black with two sugars

To enjoy your company and you mine

Now that's the secret

Of having one great life

Loving the old memories of the people we hold close to our heart

Making new memories with family that is alive and here today

A good way to blend the old and the new

Where we take up no room and don't have to clean years from now

We can enjoy having a few good laughs

Then remember the happiest times

For they can never be misplaced or lost

Only loved and cherished

More than ever

By spending time together