Hanging On

The other day, on NPR,  I heard a sad news story of a "killer whale" (such a misnomer that) - hanging onto her deceased pup. The newscaster insouciantly called it her "journey of grief" and that it had been a record breaking 17 days before she had "finally" released her dead pup. I am not quite sure what saddened me the most; - that the news caster seemed not to have compassion for another living mammal who had lost her "child", or that in that oh so sad journey the whale was labeled  a killer instead of what she was (an Orca or at the very least a very sad Marine Mammal) or that there seemed not to be any compassion for that particular marine mammal and the time it took her to "realize" that it was not going to get any better so she let go.

That Got Me to Thinking...

How long do we, as humans, hang onto things that are no longer of use to us or that no longer serve us? How long do we hang onto relationships that are not going to get any better? How long are we going to hang onto our fears, hang-ups and let downs and let them affect our power to make decisions or choices, whether informed or spur of the moment? How long are we going to sit quietly by and let life "happen"? 

Admittedly…

The only thing we can count on is now, this breath, this moment in time and space, this reality? The only behavior we can change is our own. But let's think about this a little; What one thing can you get rid of TODAY, that will make a change (either big or small) in your life? What one small choice can you make TODAY that may make a greater change in your future Tomorrow? Whether you stop at one potato chip or ten, eventually you may stop the cravings altogether. Whether or not you give away one article of clothing or five, eventually you will have cleaned out your closet and will have blessed someone else. 

So...

Isn't it time to make a change? When will we figure out that hanging on Is way too painful to continue to hang on. Just a thought …

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