Today was my last day of work. Don't worry, I'm not getting into exotic dancing next, but I am learning how to strip.
One of the final things that I needed to check off my list before saying goodbye was getting all of my personal files from my company laptop. I'd had that laptop for over 2 years and it contained some files dating back even longer than that. At the last minute I began transferring my music files to "The Cloud" only to realize that I had almost 9000 music files!!
I'm not sure if it were due to a crappy wireless connection or low storage space, but the file transfer was taking an extremely long time. It didn't help that I had been dreaming of this day for the past 4 weeks, but I was becoming more than a little bit impatient. I had about 7000 files already transferred, but it seemed it would take another 8 hours to get the rest. I began weighing my options:
I have already come to terms with the concept of change, but am I ready to start letting go of things that I'd acquired over the years? After short deliberation I went with the latter. I thought about the tons of songs that I never listen to, don't like anymore, always skip when it comes on my shuffle playlist, and didn't pay for to begin with. Not to mention the songs that I stole from a friend's computer because I didn't feel like picking and choosing the ones that I really wanted. I made the decision to leave behind whatever songs were not transferred in anticipation of also leaving behind this phase of my life. Both of which were necessary in order to move forward IMMEDIATLY. It might be apparent at this point that I have a slight patience issue, but I'd like to focus on the lesson please.
THE LESSON
Sometimes it's necessary to leave something behind or "strip" down to the bare minimum to make room for what is important to you. Sometimes the next big thing is so big that you don't have room for it AND the million little things that you're currently holding on to.
I have a feeling that I'll be stripping a lot of things away in the upcoming months, and I'm ok with that. I know that when all the fluff is stripped away, I'll be left with what really matters. And when I cross paths with the Next Big Thing, I'll have the space available to let it in. What are you willing to let go of in pursuit of your Next Big Thing? Or
more importantly, what are you holding on to that's keeping you from letting it in? Is it worth it?
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