At work, they recently held a reception in the atrium outside our offices.  The especially good news was that after the reception, employees like me descended upon the leftovers like vultures.  Vultures that left with delicious cheese cubes and fruits.  My tummy was pleased.

Unfortunately, in order to make the atrium work for the event, they moved a huge potted plant tree in the path to the restrooms.  Every time an employee would head to the bathroom, POW!  There was the huge potted plant tree ready to knock you down.  Careful kids, huge potted plant trees kill.

Well, after a day or two, everything returned to normal.  The huge potted plant tree danger had been removed.  Our route to the restroom was safe again.

Ah, the huge plant tree returned to a “safe zone.”

Knowing that the danger was gone, we resumed our usual route to the restroom.  Today, I looked down and there was one lonely leaf.  Hardly threatening, but a small leafy reminder that the danger once posed by the huge potted plant tree was no longer there.  We were safe once again.

Even the leaf that was left behind is now a small afterthought, soon to be swept away.

The leaf, just a small reminder to no longer be haunted by the past.  Let go of past troubles.  Let the past live in the past.  Whatever huge potted plant tree that once stood in your way is long gone.  It’s time to sweep away whatever leafy reminder was left behind.