Submitted by MitchTobol on

Letting go

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This morning the Salvation Army is sending over a truck to pick up some office furniture that's in my garage. That's the technical description of what's happening. The real story is the desk I sat at for over 20 years, the flat files I used for artwork that was lovingly made for clients and the files cabinets that housed the history of the Tobol Group are being given away. I'm sad because this represents many years of my life.

 

Although I am still doing what I enjoy and have two great partners, the Tobol Group is near and dear to my heart. When you start a business you emotionally invest in it. So...it becomes kind of like a child as you nurture it and watch it grow.

 

And now it's time to let a piece of it go. To help myself deal with it, I hold on to the thought that the next person to use this furniture will have the same level of success and enjoyment as I did.

 

I guess nothing lasts forever....

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Fred Klein

The stories that furniture could tell...
Cynthia Somma


Don’t be sad because you’re saying goodbye, you should be happy because you have memories with them/it that you’ll cherish forever.

BIg ((((HUGS)))) to you my friend.

Now get a puppy like Fred. Please!
Cynthia Somma

We've discussed this...no excuses. They have hypo allergenic dogs. Just do it...SWISH :)
Fred Klein

Then you can post captivating puppy blogs

Submitted by Jeanne_Anne_Norton on Sat, 11/23/2013 - 03:59

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Jeanne Anne Norton

Letting go was a topic of discussion in our house this morning. Som people just have a more difficult time with it than others. Keep the happy memories. That is what is important.
Kelly Welles

Letting go of something near and dear is never easy but I've found it's an opportunity for both GRATITUDE for what it gave to you and FAITH that something just as good or better awaits. Embrace the mystery. And good luck!!!
Corey Bearak

What was my aunt's wall unit that became a bookshelf and record cabinet in my home office became the wall unit in Jonathan's first apartment he has as a solo. He also has his late grandfather's dresser from my paternal grandparent's last home in Queens. It remains of better quality that what gets marketed as new today. The companion dresser that was my dad's brother remains in my home office. When we redid my home office some old file cabinets were liberated. Over time I will liberate more as I define how I will use the space. There remain further files and contents for disposition. I want to get a couch and over time some new storage pieces.

Submitted by Liz_Saldana on Sat, 11/23/2013 - 22:32

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Liz Saldana

When my (now) husband and I decided to join our households, he didn't like the furniture I absolutely adored in my apartment. I gave it to his daughter who had just bought a home in Ohio and was thrilled she loved it so much. Several years later, she redecorated and asked if she could pass the furniture on to a newly married couple she knew. Of course, I said yes; and a few weeks later got a big surprise. The couple sent a thank you note to me with pictures of the furniture in their new apartment! That memory still makes me smile.

Your donation will make some one very happy.
Rona Gura

When I had to clean out my parents' home, I realized its all just stuff. Its the memories that's important.

Submitted by Lucas_Meyer on Mon, 11/25/2013 - 00:38

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Lucas Meyer

Cleaning out Mother's apartment after she died five years ago was quite the chore. Aside from the emotional aspects (we actually got along very well, and she and my wife were exceptionally close), she kept a lot of paper records, including, but not limited to a telegram dated February 4th, 1927 from her aunt Rose to my grandparents congratulating them on Mother's birth! Mother also had a lot of antique English and American furniture, much of which we kept (in the basement of my office building), and many objects d'art, that found places in our house.

And there were a lot of things we chose not to keep, which we donated to the thrift shop of the local hospital. She spent a fair amount of time there, and the care couldn't have been better, so we felt like we were "putting back" in the community she lived in for forty-seven years.

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