Egg Crates for Sherry
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Egg Crates for Sherry

He opened the kitchen drawer and shook his head. He opened another, looked at me and said,“What’s with all the empty egg crates?

I looked up and explained, “Oh I keep them for Sherry. She sells eggs. I keep the crates for her.”

He tried to keep a straight face, “ When last did you give her crates? They are all over the place.”

A week later, as I was cleaning the house, I realized just how many egg crates I was keeping for Sherry. That made me stop and pause.

Sherry works at my last place of formal employment. I left that place 18 months ago. Since then I have been back at that office twice. I have no reason to return there and the office’s location is not on my regular route.

Yet, I convinced myself that I was going to pass and drop off these egg crates. Even better, I convinced myself that Sherry really needed my crates. I was sure that Sherry needed egg crates specifically from me.

In that moment, I realized that I was holding on to the past and hadn’t let go. Part of me still wanted to have use, and relevance to a story that was over 18 months ago.

With that awareness, I went from drawer to drawer, retrieving egg crates and putting them in a garbage bag.

I know for sure that Sherry will survive without them.

What’s your egg crate? What are you holding on to?

Maxine Attong is an Organizational Development Consultant, author and coach. If you enjoyed this post, please share with you colleagues, friends and network.

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