Simple Sunday #3
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Welcome to another Simple Sunday, where we mull over ideas for the coming week. This week’s quote comes from a very different source than the last two: Erykah Badu.
From the song, “Bag Lady”:
Bag lady, you gone hurt your back
Dragging all them bags like that
I guess nobody ever told you
All you must hold on to
Is you
One day all them bags gone get in your way
So pack light
I know I’ve had bag lady moments (in the Baduist sense). Someone hurts you, so you drag it around, first as a reminder, then as a badge of honor, then simply because somewhere along the way, you forgot to drop it.
Does emotional baggage contribute to the clutter in your life? What are some strategies to dump this kind of heavy, loaded baggage?
If you’ve got any thoughts on the subject, please stop by the comments and unload. Have a wonderful Sunday, and thanks for reading!
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This post has 10 comments
August 10th, 2008
I have no idea where the statement originated, but it’s true: Harboring resentment against someone is like taking poison and expecting the other person to die.
August 10th, 2008
what a great reminder. There are some things out there a person might still be bitter about, simply because one has forgotten that it doesn’t really matter. The less anger one keeps around, the more rarely this feeling will arise. A kind of reverse-compounding.
August 10th, 2008
Sometimes, we get stuck in past because there is nothing going on for us in present of future. The more we build up on present and future, the lesser will our minds wander to past. This has been one of the best way to let go for me … build an empowering future so that there is no room for past to come in.
August 10th, 2008
Jean: Perfect quote! I think you nailed it on the head.
NeimanMarxist: You know, I never thought of anger or resentment as compounding, but you’re right. The less of it you keep around, the less you acquire as well.
Avani Mehta: This is really a fantastic strategy. I’m all for building up the good while tearing away the bad. You make a great point.
August 11th, 2008
Hi Sara,
How true! One of my favorite saying is “let it go”. Although it’s sometimes hard for me to practice what I preach, I have learned holding onto resentment does add to emotional baggage. Oh, how I feel lighter, when I let it go.
Thanks for the great reminder.
August 11th, 2008
I have to admit one of my worst short-comings (in my eyes) is that I have a hard time eliminating toxic relationships from my life. Not only do I hold onto things that I should let go of, but I often don’t even remove the offenders from my day to day, when I can and should. I have got to get a backbone and do this. What a good way of laying it out there in a way that makes it clear for me what I need to do.
August 11th, 2008
I think we all need to develop a thicker skin. We can’t let things hold onto us that don’t need to be there. In this sense, we can all declutter our baggage.
Great post!
August 11th, 2008
Barbara: I love the simplicity of “let it go” (of course!). I’m not a tattoo person, but that would be the kind of thing I’d get.
Emily: I know how that is, but it’s so worth it! Once they’re out of your life, there’s not much chance you’ll ever regret it, or even give it a second thought.
Chase: I like that you mention thicker skin. Sometimes the best way to get rid of baggage is to not let it get on board in the first place.
August 12th, 2008
Jean’s nailed it re the poison of resentment. I can’t think of anything to improve what she said.
August 12th, 2008
Nicola: Me, too!
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