Don't hold on to your burdens

Published on 11 March 2019 at 16:04

Storage

When I moved from one house to another

there were many things I had no room

for. What does one do? I rented a storage

space. And filled it. Years passed.

Occasionally I went there and looked in,

but nothing happened, not a single

twinge of the heart.

As I grew older the things I cared

about grew fewer, but were more

important. So one day I undid the lock

and called the trash man. He took

everything.

I felt like the little donkey when

his burden is finally lifted. Things!

Burn them, burn them! Make a beautiful

fire! More room in your heart for love,

for the trees! For the birds who own

nothing - the reason they can fly.

Mary Oliver

 

A beautiful poem by Mary Oliver that reminds us that things can be a burden. I am sure I am not the only one with boxes of stuff untouched through several house moves. When should I say, enough is enough - OUT!

Without going full-on minimalism, we can still reduce our burdens. There are ways to reduce our footprint on the earth and the weight of things on our life: buy less; reduce, reuse, recycle; one in, one out. 

Reduce the burden on your shoulders and breathe.

 

(Photos taken in Cevannes, France.)

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