For me, "let it go" doesn't mean building an ice castle on top of a mountain. For me, it's a reminder to not dwell on the little things.
JC and been married for 12 years and have known each other for 20. In that time we have become well-acquainted with each others' pet peeves. One of mine is folding the kitchen towels neatly.
Yesterday I found myself sitting at our kitchen island staring at the towel on the stove handle. There are so many things wrong with it:
- It's only folded over once so it gets stuck in the bottom oven when opened...we lost another towel in this very way!
- It's crooked.
- And [the biggest issue for me] it's no longer in the kitchen towel rotation because it has a hole in it. It's a rag and does not belong in the kitchen!
- And [the biggest issue for me] it's no longer in the kitchen towel rotation because it has a hole in it. It's a rag and does not belong in the kitchen!
- It's crooked.
I was immediately reminded of a quote that I recently read:
It is probably not love that makes the world go around, but rather those mutually supportive alliances through which partners recognize their dependence on each other for the achievement of shared and private goals. -Fred Allen
I left the towel in it's crooked, elongated, torn state as a reminder to myself of just how blessed I am to have a great partner in life, for better or worse.
Life is hard. Raising children is hard. Watching your child deal with a life-long chronic illness is really hard. The buddy system makes it a lot easier.