Philosophy
An idea conceived from the philosophy of shedding when I turned 50. Where shall I leave my valuables sensitively and sensibly with no imposition to the planet and people?
Message from Imelda
“We are humans, shedding and sharing from birth to grave. “ Imelda
It was Tuesday morning of June 30th, 2020 9:16 to 9:25 am… 9 minutes lost and eternity gained when my heart stopped in the operating room from a simple surgery :a removal of my 55 year old ovaries and tubes. No, I didn’t see any bright lights nor a man in a white robe. It was a dreamless forgotten sleep… would have been so easy to yield .
Days after I woke up with tubes, flashing lights and beeping machines. Face of my son in and out of my consciousness. That was the pain I cannot endure. I am a baggage of LOVE and PAIN.! Recovery was fast. Life moves and I needed to unburden to accommodate the light with the space I will create.
I have collected things from expressions of affluence and affection. But what will my son do with these valuables? My body has moved on with its shape and my mind has let go of the possibilities from the past. My son belongs to a generation who doesn’t anchor with brands and binds that I have accumulated. I simply am planning, de-cluttering, and organizing the objects that marked my timeline. The pink dress I wore in his baptism, my favorite high heels shoes of navy blue and snake skin that carried my knees in its prime., the black open toe-shoes I wore on my first date with my husband… my VALUABLES with sentiments that doesn’t have to be confined in a box or a closet. I am setting them free to find a home where they fit and flatter, to celebrate another moment of youth. My gesture of letting go with gratitude for these beautiful objects to tell another story.
This is the light and lightness I will find through shedding and sharing.
Imelda
July, 31st 2022 1:59 am
To my husband and son’s generosity and love
To all my friends and family transitioning to letting go.
To the next generations, defiant in defining this world