Hold On to What Matters - Glemme
“Hold on to what matters. Let the rest fall away.” — Glemme
Hello. My name is Glemme.
I may not remember your name the first time we meet. Or perhaps even the second. But I certainly know a friend when I see one — and that is the sort of thing that stays.
You see, I sometimes forget. Oh, not everything. Just… some things.
I might forget where I put something. I might take the wrong turn on my way somewhere. I might walk into a room and then wonder why I went there in the first place.
But there are other things I do not forget.
I remember a smile.
I remember the happiness someone brought into a room.
I remember kindness.
I remember the way it feels when someone makes space for you beside them, or listens when you need to speak, or notices when you are feeling small.
Those are the things I keep.
Not always in my head, perhaps.
But in my heart.
And maybe that is what remembering is really about.
We cannot hold on to everything. We are not meant to.
Autumn reminds us of that. The trees do not cling to every leaf. They let some things fall away so they can carry what they need into the season ahead.
Perhaps we can do the same.
A mistake does not always need to follow us forever.
Neither does a wrong turn.
Neither does the silly thing we said last Tuesday that no one else probably remembers anyway.
Some things are simply not important enough to carry.
But we must be careful, too.
Because sometimes the thing that stays is something we wish would not.
If we are unkind to someone, that may be the moment they remember.
If we make someone feel unwanted or foolish or small, that feeling can stay in their heart long after we have forgotten what we said.
That is why kindness matters so much.
We may never know which of our words someone will carry with them.
So let them be good ones.
Let them be the smile.
Let them be the encouragement.
Let them be the moment someone remembers and thinks, I mattered to them.
I may forget many things.
But I know what is worth keeping.
And I hope you do, too.
Hold on to what matters.
Let the rest fall away.
— Glemme 💚