How do you throw away a memory?

Started sorting through stuff to get ready for the move
Lots brought back old memories
Some I kept cause it brought a soft spot in my heart
Some cause it signifies a special time in my children's childhood
I got quite sentimental with it
After moving homes for 3 short of my fingers
Am quite good at giving away stuff
But some made it through the years
not getting edited
Maybe it was a gift from someone special
A special time
Or something that just holds a great story


Whatever it is
I had to depart with a lot of them
Always consoling myself
that it would find a better home
Not in a box of storage
but where it can make another child happy


As I'm writing this now
I feel very sentimental
Especially since we've lived overseas
I've given birth away from home
I raised my kids away from my biological family
These memories keep me in those special times
where I learned a lot
and matured into what I am today


Through all the bittersweet emotion
I have to let go
As I have to be unselfish
and make them useful to someone else


And if I want to go forward
then I have to learn to not always look backward
Future's bright
Even for these toys


Keep spreading joy

Thanks for the memories