If you are anything like me, when spring and summer arrive you feel the need purge your closet. That is exactly what I am going to do today. Every time I open my sliding closet door, I always say the same thing, "I guess I'll wear that again."
My closet has clothes in it that are too big (in case I gain weight), clothes that are too small (in case I lose weight), and clothes that fit (for my current weight).
It's kind of like life. People tend to hold on to things from the past, "just in case." We tell ourselves things like "this person hurt me and I am going to keep that hurt hanging in my emotional closet just in case I want to bring it up again" or "I was so happy at that time in my life and I'm going to leave it in my emotional closet so I don't have to move forward."
We wear and feel what we are used to - what is comfortable. What we really need to be doing is enjoying where we are right now. Wear what fits you today. And, if it doesn't fit, purge it. You are not the same person you were when you wore the hurt and happiness before. You have grown - your taste in style has changed, your beliefs have developed, your emotions have expanded.
You are so much more than what is hanging in your emotional closet.
Today I am going to put away my winter clothes, then box up the clothes I haven't worn in a year to bring to Value Village.
I think I will also box up the clothes I have worn too much in that past year so I can no longer say, "I guess I'll wear that again."
