‘Cleaning out the Attic’
Els De Schaepmeester
In the midst of quarantine I was in my car on the way to the grocery store. On the radio a woman had called in to request a song. She was also briefly being interviewed.
The typical ‘lockdown conversation’ followed:
- Radio host: “What have you been up to during confinement?”
- Listener: “I suddenly had a lot of free time and I’ve been cleaning out my attic. A job I had been putting off for over 25 years.”
- Radio host: “Wow, I can see how - given the circumstances - it would have been difficult to sell the idea to yourself that you don’t have the time to do this right now...”
Which got me thinking…
Anyone who’s ever seriously taken on the task of sorting through stored items will agree: you come across lots of stuff that has been taking up space and that you no longer need.
Simultaneously, there are amazing treasures to be re-discovered.
The same goes for our mind: which events have you kept ‘up there in your head’? Are there any old frustrations, past disappointments, etc. that you have been holding on to? Which ones would you like to let go of?
There are beautiful memories too, often forgotten; and who knows which ‘hidden gems’ you will stumble upon...
If you need help with cleaning up the ‘mind attic’, let me know. I’m a pretty good companion when it comes to this sort thing.
© Els De Schaepmeester
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