Firm Grip

"Reach out and shake a man's hand so he knows there's a man on the other side, and not a wet noodle."  Advice to me from Fritz Hollings 1982.

When you shake hands, you know when it's time to let go...and sometimes you or the other person doesn't want to release. A firm grip of a hand and reality have made a difference in my life. So has a firm grip of a memory. Funny thing about holding things in our grips; eventually someone feels uncomfortable in the grip.

Let it go. I remember writing about this idea before. Easier to let go of what we don't want than it is to let go of what we wish we had or would like to keep. There are valid and logical reasons why something that's not good for me should be released. A few months and a boat load of work ago I was gripping something with the firm grasp of my mind. On a scale of 1 to 10 it was a 10. Today my mind holds those thoughts the way a seamstress threads a needle. Time didn't do anything to loosen my grip. The work that was necessary did.

My mind and heart feel free....99% of the time.  This is a good time to let my mind be a wet noodle to a period of time that was what it was and isn't what it wasn't.