Spring Cleaning

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"Out of sight, out of mind." This quote is completely applicable in regards to some people (...and in my opinion, that's as it should be). Not everyone who comes into our lives is meant to stay. In fact, most people are just passing through. The members of our Tribe, however, are different. No distance or lack of communication can separate these people from our lives, as they are the elemental pieces of our world as we define it. These are the people you can go many years without speaking to, pick up a phone and talk with one another as if no time has passed. The bonds we've forged with our Tribe are strong, unbreakable and timeless.

This idea has been on my mind a lot of late as I have been doing some much needed spring cleaning in my life. I've allowed too much "relationship clutter" (and I use that term loosely) to gather dust in corners I should have purged long ago. Some people I've held on to out of habit, but really, allowing them a space is a waste for them and me. There was a time I wouldn't have even considered letting anyone "go" for fear of how that person might judge my actions. My concern about what others think of me has long been conquered, and yet the habit of collecting inconsequential people has remained (...which is not to say any of these people lack value, merely that their place in my life, and mine in theirs is a passing glance). I find I've reached a point in my life where anything that doesn't serve me in a positive way has to go. Those who are of my Tribe will understand this and it won't even measure a blip on their "Amy Radar". They will continue to remain close, as we walk this journey separately together (...if that makes sense!). Those who've been collecting dust...will take no notice of this, either, as I discreetly put them on other side of my "door". Spring is the perfect time of year to clear out anything that hinders the harmony of our "home" and the growth of our spirit so that life may burst forth from all of those previous "dead spaces".