The Hard Work Of Letting Go

Letting go can be a challenge for me.

On my good days I am persistent, focused, and tenacious. On other days I can be stubborn.

Because it is such a challenge, I am learning powerful lessons about letting go.

I tend to put off letting go until there is no other option. I want to do everything I can to solve every problem. Letting go feels like giving up, which feels like failing. If only I try a little harder, if only hold on a little longer, there may be another answer.

One of the lessons I am learning is that letting go is not failing. I become engaged with ideas, situations, and things that can distract me. Letting go may be the best way for me to avoid painful experiences or entangling complications. Letting go of some things may help me pay better attention to others. Letting go is not always the last option.

Another lesson for me is that letting go can spark deep emotional responses in me. I may have forgotten the particular feelings or experiences connected to this article of clothing, this pen, this grudge, but the idea of letting them go can be very threatening. I am learning that the thing is not the memory.

I am also learning that other people help me learn about letting go. Some have taught me lessons by their examples, some through their support and listening.

I would like to share more of the lessons I have learned about letting go through a free live webinar next Wednesday at 10:00 AM PDT. If you are interested, please use the form at the bottom of this post to register.

Is there anything that would be helpful for you to release today?

Could you use some help with the hard work of letting go?

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