One of the most difficult things that I run into in my private practice is when someone wants to hold on to something longer than its actual value. Now, I want to establish, first of all, that it's okay to have things that are valuable and important to you. But something that you had, that you owned 20 years ago, isn't a lot of value to you today, if you're not actually using it, unless there's some form of sentimental value. What's really weird is that the majority of us in the United States hold on to our stuff. Did you know that there are more storage units in the United States than any other country. And that's because we have more stuff and we can actually store in our homes, you and I are so much alive, we store we hold on to things that have no value for us because of the reason we want to hold on to them is fear of loss, or because we might want to use it or look at it or think about it, again, because it's something that reminds us of our past. Well, here's the downside of that the past is over, it's done. You can never go back there. There's nothing wrong with nostalgia and things that we want to hold on to because they're important to us. But how important is it really, if you're holding on to a lot more than you really need to guess what? It weighs you down and holds you down. And it makes it difficult to actually live in the present moment. Because all the things that you own that you hold on to that aren't actually about the moment really become a weight for us. So take a moment today and think about the things that you're holding on to that you don't need to hold on to. It doesn't matter what it is. It could be those pair of shoes that you wore when you were in high school, or that leather jacket that you never wear anymore. If those things don't have sentimental value than less, don't hang on to them. I love you. I'm Dan Clark.
