“The Things We Carry” symbolizes many things. It can be something we literally carry physically or something we carry emotionally or mentally from our life experiences. Ultimately the things we carry make us who we are because they can strengthen us or cripple us. Sometimes we carry beautiful memories, children, flowers etc. Other times we carry things that we are not meant to—past hurts, regrets, grievances. And sometimes it’s not always our choice what life calls us to carry, but it is our choice how we carry those things—with gratitude for the joys or the lessons they bring.