Deeply personal spiritual or symbolic objects:
Books with notes, symbolic objects, or mementos linked to deep beliefs can carry a heavy emotional weight. If they don’t resonate with you or evoke lingering sadness, there’s no need to display them in your home.
Entrusting these objects to someone who can help you find meaning in them, or storing them in a neutral place (a memory box, the basement, the attic), allows you to respect their value without letting them invade your emotional space.
Learning to let go without betraying:
Letting go of certain objects doesn’t mean denying love or memories. On the contrary, it’s often a way to protect yourself and move on. What’s essential isn’t the objects themselves, but what they represented and what the relationship gave you.
Making space in your home sometimes means making space within yourself to allow new, lighter memories to enter.
Sometimes, honoring the memory of a loved one has less to do with what we keep than with the courage and kindness to choose to let go.
