Letting go of things...

Today was a day of letting go of things.

My car died today. Here is the conversation I had with my mechanic.

Mechanic: Aggie, it's time for you to just let it go.
Me: But the old girl has served me so well.
Mechanic: Aggie, dear, if you had a 20-year-old cat would you opt for $800-$1000 surgery, or would you have it put down? And, of course, there is the chance that the cat will just die any way of something else...
Me: I would probably be one of those people that opt for the surgery.
Mechanic: Let's retire this car, shall we?
Me: OK.

Sad, but that's life, isn't it. And now I'm not contributing to the climate change problem. That, I suppose, is the silver lining in all of this.

I had to let go of more things today. An office colleague helped me do a clean sweep today. It was wonderful. She helped me let go of the following items:
- old, ratty party decorations (She argued that when people have a party, they like to start fresh. I agreed).
- an old kettle that I no longer use (She said it was a health hazard. I agreed).
- Outdated research reports ("That's an old paradigm, Aggie." "You are much hipper than this." Once again, I agreed.)

Letting go of things is good.