Something New from the Old and Broken

One personal difficulty is that it's hard to let go of things that have been enjoyed and saved throughout the years, even if they are broken.

That makes de-cluttering and downsizing strike fear in the heart, even though both are imperative.

Take, for instance, the golden angel shown at the top of this post.

 He/she's been a part of Christmas decorations for literally decades.

This year, however, little angel's hands got squished a move and broke off completely. 

Angel was in my hand above the trash can but never made it inside.

Instead, angel was re-purposed.

 Instead of holding a horn, angel now looks up at gold decorations and sports a bright red poinsettia, as well.

No one can see the broken hands and angel will get carefully packed away for another Christmas.

See what I mean about difficulty discarding things?

Now if angel had been put into a charity pile, he/she would have been tossed into a trash can for sure.

Someday that will probably happen but not on my watch.

Angel is now "new" even though old and broken.

Wish it was possible to do that for humans, too.