The Red Earrings

Every Sunday is a guessing game as to what to wear and what jewelry matches best. So after deciding on my red satin jacket, I decided to wear these particular red hoop earrings. I bought them months back and have tried wearing them several times with my plain black scrubs while attending Cosmetology School. EVERY single time I wore these earrings, I ended up losing one out of my ear, only to find it had dropped in my drivers seat or by the grace of God fell into my scrub top.  I had a conversation with a fellow student whom I trusted with Spiritual matters of the heart. She would always say, "That's a spirit, throw them away". For what ever reason I chose to hang on to these red earrings. No matter what kind of backing I put on them, they still fell out of my ear.

 So here we are today, I thought I would give them one more try. If they fell out again, then I would simply throw them away...NO LOOKING BACK! As I sat in church and enjoyed the worship service, I would shake my head or gracefully put my hand up to my ear just to see if it was still there...there's hope yet! Church is over, I socialize, get in the car, head home. Out of the car, in the house, changing clothes, look in the mirror...LESSON LEARNED.

 ONLY ONE RED EARRING LEFT!

The moral of this story is: too often we have people in our lives who are just not meant to be there. They are simply not dependable. They serve no necessary purpose. They are a constant cause of aggravation. Often times, we try with all our might to rationalize why we need these people around. Then we find ourselves beating our self up for the decision we made. We find ourselves saying, "Maybe next time they will be better". If some one shows you who they are from day ONE, TAKE HEED! Be ever watchful! And know when the time is right to simply discard them from your life. 

So today, I am discarding my lone red earring.