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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 707553" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>mof. My mother died almost 3 and a half years ago. Except for some clothes and shoes I have not been able to let go of anything. Not toiletries, accessories. Not gifts she probably hated and never used, like a candle. Like knickknacks. Much of it I will keep the rest of my life, because I cannot see letting it go no matter how much of an encumbrance it becomes and how much it restricts me. As in: I will keep one larger house so that it will house my mothers things.</p><p></p><p>You are in ministry. I feel certain you have encountered this before. My relationship with my mother in life was not what either one of us needed or wanted. Always we had a friendship for the last 25 years of her life, each of us would have wanted way more.</p><p></p><p>Now the stuff is all I have. If my life is constrained by it, defined by it, this seems more a punishment than an act of love. Much of the stuff gives me pleasure. But in some sense it is a prison.</p><p></p><p>I am studying my religion to find a way through this. I believe forgiveness and an understanding, more fully, of humanity and the human life cycle through faith is where answers lie for me. Do you have wisdom about this you are willing to share?</p><p></p><p>Thank you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 707553, member: 18958"] mof. My mother died almost 3 and a half years ago. Except for some clothes and shoes I have not been able to let go of anything. Not toiletries, accessories. Not gifts she probably hated and never used, like a candle. Like knickknacks. Much of it I will keep the rest of my life, because I cannot see letting it go no matter how much of an encumbrance it becomes and how much it restricts me. As in: I will keep one larger house so that it will house my mothers things. You are in ministry. I feel certain you have encountered this before. My relationship with my mother in life was not what either one of us needed or wanted. Always we had a friendship for the last 25 years of her life, each of us would have wanted way more. Now the stuff is all I have. If my life is constrained by it, defined by it, this seems more a punishment than an act of love. Much of the stuff gives me pleasure. But in some sense it is a prison. I am studying my religion to find a way through this. I believe forgiveness and an understanding, more fully, of humanity and the human life cycle through faith is where answers lie for me. Do you have wisdom about this you are willing to share? Thank you. [/QUOTE]
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