there may be a percentage floating around out there about how many friends stay in your life during the lifetime, how many others are long-term and then slowly dissolving, and still others who are brief and then gone forever.
I like to hold onto things, to hold onto people, and I think sometimes that gets me in trouble. sometimes there are people who do not lift you up anymore, or they never did to begin with. this year, I believe I'll allow myself to let go of the ones who don't make me as much of a priority as I do for them.
it's a freeing concept for someone like me, who hoards articles, recipes, artifacts, pictures, clothing, and sometimes even friendships, to think about gently releasing the ties and easing the tethered boats into their own currents. maybe it's time I cleaned out the closet.
