How can bankruptcy be like spring? Springtime is a renewal…a rejuvenation. New life is born in spring. Spring provides rekindled hope and a fresh start. So it is when you file bankruptcy.
Pulling weeds this weekend that were ignored since last summer I got to thinking about how my bankruptcy clients are clearing out the debris surrounding their financial mess. An ancient proverb tells us that “a good garden may have some weeds”. So it is with a family’s financial situation. Often there is a firm base, or a great potential but they are covered by a great mess of bills and debt.
In the garden, when I discover something promising, I weed around it so it has a chance to grow and spread. That’s what bankruptcy does for households that have hopes and plans but can’t seem to get past the overwhelming financial weeds. But through careful cultivation, in the garden and in life, you can renew your hope, begin new life, become rejuvenated and get a fresh start.
Compared to weeding though, bankruptcy provides a more permanent solution. Like many people facing overwheling debt, I didn’t look forward to doing the job I had put off for so long. But I knew that the weeds I pulled out of my garden would allow my plants to get a good strong start. I also know that they will grow back or be replaced by new weeds if I don’t keep up the weeding. This is different than a bankruptcy, because if a petition is filed properly, with the help of an experienced bankruptcy attorney, even those financial weeds with the deepest roots will be completely removed. By taking proper care not to fall into the same patterns, they will have been removed forever.
Ah, spring! What are you waiting for?
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