to laugh, remember, and give thanks.

Today I cleaned my room for a grand total of 7 hours! Not the house, just my room. I'm not a secret hoarder or anything. I did more than just dust and vacuum. I for real CLEANED. I organized stuff, found some long lost treasurer,  and threw away a lot of useless junk. It was very freeing to get rid of clutter and condense some things.

It was also kinda hard. I found some things I wasn't expecting to find. Things like letters, notes and pictures from old relationships. It caught me completely off guard because I was sure I had burned all that stuff years ago, but I guess I had missed some. So that was a 'fun' surprise. I also found cards from mom updating me on a hard situation my family was going through and a gift my grandfather gave me before he died. I found a lot of sad stuff. But I also found some amazing stuff. I found a letter a friend wrote me while I was in Hawaii  some camper art, and sweet notes from camp staffers. This little gem is the funniest thing I found all day. At camp we had a blessing box and would write blessing all week and then read them on Sunday  I don't even remember what year this is from, but it made me laugh out loud.

It was good to look back on different parts of my life. Some of the things I needed to throw away and remember why the relationship ended. To just move on. Other things I needed to put in a safe place so I can be reminded of the good times I had.

I've had this song stuck in my head for days!  It is about being thankful, even though there is still so much that needs to be done in the world, we need to be thankful and know what we can change  the world.  Finding all those "lost treasures" has made me very thankful for the people that have been in my life and the things that have changed my world. It also reminded me there is a lot in this world I want to change. 

Today was a good day to laugh, reflect, remember, let go, and give thanks.