Intersection

Going through books and journals --what to keep and what to give away. It's all about simplifying. 

After culling through my books and asking myself if I ever intended to read the book again or if it represented some emotional attachment, I was able to carry armloads of books to the car. 

Then I collected a stack of journals and began to read them-- not everything needs to be saved. 

Oddly enough I didn't recall some things and other events I remembered even when my journal only told part of the story. 

Why hold back? Who did I anticipate might read my journals. Why be such a  Pollyanna?

I did tell of my spiritual journey and its twists and turns. I even wrote about my quest for crystals when crystals were the rage.

And I loved to tell about searching for the penultimate Dairy Queen Blizzard or later on Breeze where yogurt was substituted for ice cream.

And the past invaded the present, " When spring finally arrives, " I said, " let's go to Middleton for  a Dairy Queen Blizzard.