Sometimes we don’t know exactly why we keep something. We just know we can’t let it go.
In this episode of Things That Matter, Colleen Clifford shares a small glass frog she bought when she was about six years old during a family trip to Mexico.
Her grandfather gave her pesos at a market and tried to teach her how to barter. Colleen doesn’t remember exactly why she chose the frog, but somehow, through decades of moving, traveling, and working as a commercial fisherwoman in Alaska, that little frog stayed with her.
And as we talked, its story became even richer.
Colleen realized she would like to eventually give the frog to her nephew, Kyle, who happens to collect frogs. Her late mother also owned several frogs, and Kyle had already received one of hers after her death. Suddenly, this little object Colleen purchased as a child had become a connection between her grandfather, her mother, herself, and the next generation.
That’s one of the things I love most about these conversations. Sometimes we know an object matters, but we don’t understand all the reasons why until we tell its story.
So, take another look at something you’ve kept for years.
Why has that particular thing survived every move, cleanout, and chapter of your life?
There just might be more to its story than you realize.
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