Leander McClain - Sometimes You Have To Let Go Of The Past

In my old bedroom in my moms house is a relic of my childhood.   It's a stuffed tiger that I received when I was born. That was 43 years ago.  The tiger doesn't have a name, but was one of my favorite toys when I was a child.  When one of his glass eyes fell out, my grandmother sewed a button in it's place.  When it split open down its back, my mom sewed a patch on it's back.  As far as I was concerned, he was good as new.  My little tiger will be around as long as I am.  My children may not feel the same about my tiger as I do, so I suspect his life will be as long as mine and not a day longer.

As we travel through life, we must make many choices.  Do I hold on to what I have or do I let it go?  Do I keep the job that I hate or do I try a new and different career?  Should I keep the old friend, the one which whom I keep arguing and no longer have much in common with,  or do I try to find new friends?  Do I keep the house that I have lived in for the past 15 years or should I seek out a new home?  One thing is for sure.  You can't push and pull at the same time.  You must make a decision.  Many times, that is easier said than done. 

Throughout my life, when I have had to make a difficult decision, the result has been overwhelmingly positive.  I will not let go of my little tiger.  However, other things and people from my past are long gone.  Sometimes you must let go of your past to get to your future