Baggage:
Some say baggage is bad.
That it weighs down the traveler from the
way he must go.
That it makes it impossible to pick up and move forward.
Well -
Tomorrow it begins.
The journey around the world
to new life.
Who can tell now the things I will see,
the experiences I will laugh at,
the joys I will savor,
the sorrows that will fill my eyes with tears.
And along with me on this journey,
I will take my baggage, because I cannot leave it behind.
Those things that have challenged me,
changed me,
given me warmth and depth,
pain and heartache.
But they are inextricably tied to the essence of who I am,
and as I journey on through this life,
they will change and shape me into who I will be.
Some say baggage is bad,
but it is me. It is my past,
and it will become my future.
I say, take it . . . and fly!
August 9, 2011
