Let Go Of The Old

"When you let go, you create space for something better.”

--Anonymous

I love fall. It's one of the most beautiful and mysterious seasons. We can look at the exact same kind of trees all in a row and some of the leaves have turned and some haven't. How does that happen? The reds and the golds of the leaves that are changing and falling are just spectacular! The trees are letting go of this year's leaves so they can sleep and refuel for next year's growth.

Fall is a time of change, a time for nature to let go of the old and begin to prepare for the new.  It's the time of year where I begin to look at my warddrobe and start to cull the items that I don't wear or don't like any more.  

I can't get rid of that sweater! It belonged to Mom.  (Yes, and she passed away in 2012. I've been struggling to let go of this sweater for years.) And the faux fur, black, hooded jacket that I bought when I visited my sister in Cleveland. That jacket is soooo warm, but the wrists on the sleeves are a bit worn. Oh, yeah, the shoes that hurt my toes, and I can only wear them for about an hour...but they were expensive.  I have five purses in my closet which I will probably never use again...but you never know...I had the most awesome blue swede platform clogs that I finally took to Goodwill and now they're back in style. When you get to be my age, everything comes back in style at one time or another. 

This just makes me laugh. I'm committing to you that I'm cleaning out my closet this week of stuff that no longer serves me.  I get rid of old, limiting mindsets, why is it so difficult with clothes?  Like leaves on my maple, they'll be on the ground soon to prepare for the new. 

My question to you is, what are you hanging on to that needs to be shed so you can prepare to bring in the new?  What leaves are hanging on your tree that are bursting with the red and gold of letting go, so you can embrace the new?  What old thinking patterns need to change so that new you can spring forth into the next year?

Need help letting go of some old to make room for the new?  I'm just an email away.

Anticipating the new,

Jan