Too heavy to carry

We all know people who have a tendency to hold on to things. I remember watching an episode of American Pickers, where Mike and Frank was at this guys house that had nine (9), yes nine (9), buildings that were about 50' x 100' each, crammed full of junk. So, they looked around, and each time they came across something, the owner would say something like, "Oh, I forgot I had that. No, I couldn't sell that." In the end, he sold absolutely nothing. He held on to it all.

I think we often have a tendency to do the same thing with hurts and disappointments. We will hold on to them and hold on to them and refuse to let them go. I know, because, I am in the midst of holding on to a major disappointment. I won't share the details but I will share that it stinks and it won't do anyone, especially me and those I am around, any good for me to hold on to it.

Today's word is a reminder that, sometimes, we just have to let it go: "You will find that it is necessary to let things go, simply because they are too heavy to carry."

We often allow ourselves to get bogged down and beat down by things that we could let go. Letting go of the disappointment doesn't free the one that disappointed us, we are still allowed to be leery and not let them close enough to disappoint us again. But, letting go will free us from the burden of having to carry that heavy burden; it'll free us to move around, and move on.

I know without a doubt that I have disappointed folks, and I have apologized and I hope they have moved on. Without a doubt, I have been disappointed, and I have dropped a lot of it and have moved on. With my current disappointment, and with those yet to occur, I am going to try to remember today's word - let disappointments go because they are too heavy to carry.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T