From time to time, we decouple ourselves from things we’ve kept in storage. We realize, “I’ll never use this. Why am I holding on to it?” and we take determined steps to donate, sell, or discard the items. It’s liberating. It’s cathartic.

We can do this with other things too. A grudge. A regret. An unhelpful narrative.

We can ask ourselves, “Why am I holding on to this? This is not useful to me.”

And then we can give ourselves permission to loosen the bond. To let it go, and to move on ... liberated.