Replacement: Let It Go.

Why is it so hard to replace things?  I ask the question because I have a very hard time replacing or getting rid of things.  I have had this problem my whole life.  You could say I am a pack rat (however, I am getting better).  Do you remember the awards you would receive in elementary school?  The ones for perfect attendance, A Honor-Roll....those kind?  Yeah, I was 26 years old before I let any of those things go. 

When I got married and moved out of my mom and dads house I left all of my high school "stuff" there.  When Amanda was born my mom needed a nursery so she made me come and clean out the closet in my old bedroom.  Luckily, I was years removed from some of those items and just threw them away, but somethings, such as my Academic Decathlon metals and such I just couldn't part with.  Now, they are in a box out in my parents shed. 

I am fighting the same battle today, both materialistically and mentally. 

Materialistically:  I really need a new phone.  Well, I say I really need a new phone.  I probably don't, I just need to go to AT&T and have them explain to me what has happened to my phone.  But, I digress.  I have an iPhone and ever since the last update I have had some problems with the operating system.  I have looked at new phones and have decided if they can't fix the problem with my iPhone I am going to buy a new Samsung Jack.  I am having a big problem with the thought of having to replace my iPhone.  It is like I am attached to the phone and I can't bear to part with it.

Mentally:  Isn't it funny how as people we are prone to replacing things and we really don't know it.  Not material things, but people.  Friends come and go, people get divorced, loved ones die.  I am struggling now with replacing and being replaced.  It seems now, I am having a hard time coming to terms with the ways in which my life is changing.  People I once had friendships with are falling by the wayside,  relationships with people are developing that I never would have guessed in a million years to become close to, and I am having to deal with the thought of myself being replaced (this thought hurts more than any).  I cherish all the people in my life and I never think of "replacement" as a permanent thing...except in the case of divorce (which is where I am at now).

So, the conclusion:  Let It Go!  You aren't going to be able to keep that iPhone 3 forever, friends will come and go and eventually you yourself will be replaced.  Don't let it get you down because something better is always along the path.

Lacey