Cherish What Was, Cling to What Is

`After the Boxes Are Unpacked book cover`

(excerpt from After the Boxes Are Unpacked by Susan Miller)

 

Do you find yourself unable to move forward with your life after a move? You owe it to yourself and your family to begin the process of letting go. You must discern between what to cherish and what to cling to!  

 

To cherish means “to hold in the mind, to treasure, to hold dear, to value highly.” 

To cling means “to clutch, to cleave, to hold on to, to grab hold of.” 

 

Let’s apply those definitions to moving.

 

Cherish what was! Cling to what is and to what never changes! Cherish what you left behind! Cling to what you brought with you!

Cherish

Distant family

Distant friends

Memories

Your heritage

The job you left

The house you loved

Your roots

The city or town you left

 

Cling to

God

The Bible

Your faith

Prayer

God’s promises

The positive, not negative

Your values

Each other

 

Two ways to help you cherish the past and cling to the future:

Don’t expect things to be the same in your new location as they were in the old one, or you’ll be disappointed.

Focus on what you have here, not on what you had there.

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