Zen of being un-attachment...

Who knew that de-cluttering could be so emotionally draining? This morning I decided to get rid of some things I'd been keeping for awhile. Old doctoral papers I no longer need a hard copy of, old gradebooks from my last school, old student work and old teacher evaluations from my old school. As I went through this stuff...I got very emotional!! Looking back at this stuff brought up very bad memories and very happy memories...so much that I could not hold it all in! I love teaching more than life itself and the things I decided to "let go" of today are like extensions of that love! It has been hours since I've "let it all go" and I'm still drained!