Or, to use a Masonic symbol, chiseling away.
Chiseling away the bits of my life that suck energy from me. Leaving behind the projects and people who don’t return the energy I give.
The sculpture comes from the rough hewn stone. Find the image in the stone and remove anything that doesn’t fit the image.
There’s been a lot in my life that doesn’t fit. I’ve tried to hold on to them, but like lampreys, they just suck and suck and suck.
So, I’m getting rid of a few things. Letting my past go, letting it be the past. I don’t have the time anymore to deal with trouble or drama. It’s easy to tell who wants to be a part of your life: they give as much as you do.
A friend will tell you, “This is too much.” A lamprey will tell you, “Give me more.”
I’m ditching the lampreys and keeping the friends.
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There are so many mixed metaphors in that little bit. It’s like I threw a bunch of them into the blender and cranked the sucker up to “11.”