My Name sake..

Some people are name after movie stars or sports figures. Some named after celebraties someone in the family knew or admired..I was named after my great Aunt Jane...She actually was my mothers aunt on my grandfathers side. I believe she was his sister...When she got married her name changed to Jane Bolte. I have no idea why my mother named me after her nor did I ever ask her why...I do remember her always reminding me I was named after my Aunt Jane...an honor I imagine. However, my Aunt Jane didn't really appears to be anyone special in my life, we rarely visited her...and I never spent any time with her!! My middle name is Jane. I have a second cousin named Janet...we both were named after the infamous Aunt Jane. For no reason we know!!! As years go one people come and go. Sometime during those years Aunt Jane must have been a very impressive person for our mothersto name us after her...I have absolutely no clue what she did to attrack everyones attention. Maybe she had lots of money...or won the lottery back in the 40's..Who knows!! As time goes now, I will never know. I do know that this, once she made a monkey doll out of a pair of work socks for me, I kept it for years because Aunt Jane made it!!...it had a diamond like tail and a little red hat on...It looked like one of those monkeys gypsys put on their shoulders while playing the organ...called an organ grinder...There used to be plenty of organ grinders around, but seems they have all been disband...No union, I would imagine..or didn't have a permit!! For whatever reason, they are a thing of the past...along with my Aunt Jane!!!...Things come and things go...styles, situations, loved ones, everything is in our lives for a season and then we must be ready for them to go...and we move on!!! Nothing last forever...Nothing stays the same and a person is blessed who can let go of the past, and relish the wisdom of today.... For what you know you will need today and for the future...If it wasn't for what we have been through, we wouldn't know anything about were we are going!! It is all a learning trip...and when it is finished...we all need to be ready to move on to our after life with the one who made us... and that includes my Aunt Jane...