BAGGAGE CLAIM...PACK LIGHT

"Bag lady you gone hurt your back dragging all them bags like that"... "One day all them bags gone get in your way...so pack light"... Erykah Badu

Ms. Badu had something back then when she wrote this song. I didn't think about it when I use to sing along, but it was very profound. "One day all them bags gone get in your way..."

Have you gone to the "Baggage Claim" and picked up baggage that doesn't belong to you or that you've held on to for years? So much so, that your back has begun to hurt and even slump over. How much baggage have you claimed over the years that you haven't gotten rid of or returned to its rightful owner?

Truth is, we all have baggage; baggage we've claimed to be ours forever; baggage we've claimed that has done nothing but weigh us down; baggage we've claimed that we don't even remember what's in it or who and where it came from.

The image demonstrates a woman leaning, carrying a heavy load of guilt and shame, fear, hurt, anger and stress. The stress is pulling her down and the hurt, guilt and shame are pushing her over. She is not in a good position. She's tired. She's emotionally drained and unavailable. She's struggling to carry it all. The quote indicates that there is a cost for carrying all of that baggage. Does this visual help you to see what your insides may look like? It should.

My sisters, the baggage that you are carrying with you everywhere that you go is entering into your friendships, relationships, families, jobs and churches. The bags are bringing negativity into your life and stifling your mental and spiritual growth. They are fostering unhealthy relationships and minimizing your potential. All that load is doing is hurting you. It's weighing on your emotions, bringing on depression, causing anxiety and dimming your spirit.

"Girl I know sometimes it's hard and we can't let go..." Certainly we've all experienced hurt and have difficulty letting go. It's time! Time to open up at least one of those bags, see what's in it, morn whatever it is and release it. Don't you dare burry it because that means it's still there; it's hidden. Release it!

Do you want your inner being to feel free? Do you want to enter new relationships without the additional weight? Of course you do. Let's all start by opening one bag together, processing it, morning it and releasing it.

Let's do this one bag at a time. We don't want to crowd our space or anyone else's. We don't want to hinder our growth or our bright futures. Let's pack light and claim only the necessary baggage.

#baggageclaim

#packlight

#letgo

#beblessedandbewell

I do not own the rights to the image.