It seems that I don’t ever have enough “alone time” these days, so when I’m able to sit by myself I put it to good use. Although it’s sometimes difficult, I find that sitting quietly and calming my busy mind, turning down the inner volume, is something I need to do. That’s when I’m able to really think through anything that is disturbing me.
Lately, during my quiet moments, I have tried to embrace the concept of letting go. When I have worked through every possible solution, when I have done all that I can to fix what is wrong, sometimes I simply have to let it go. That’s hard for me, I realize. But I’m also learning that it is the only way to save myself. Let it go. More worrying, more biting my lip – Yes, Dad, I’m still biting my lip! – will not make the problem go away.
That doesn’t mean forgetting my responsibilities. It means that I recognize what I can affect, what I can change, what I can make better, and then focus my energies in that direction. We all worry about things that we think we can fix, when in reality we can not. Spending more time fretting about these things can only cause damage to ourselves, maybe even create a feeling that “I’m not good enough.” The truth is, we ARE good enough…we just sometimes take on more than we can handle.
Calm, peaceful, still. I am strong, I am powerful in ways that go far beyond physical strength, I am stretching my mind, my spirit, myself. What keeps me from growing will always be something that I choose to hold on to, something that I have given power to. Instead, I need to let it go.
I think sometimes you don’t have to let go, sometimes you can just put it to
the side and think about it later when you have more knowledge about it. That
way it doesn’t stress you and you can eventually fix the problem. So
sometimes you just need time to find the answer.
Letting go is merely the ability to see the future not stay with the past.
Letting go makes life move smoothly because your not worrying about what
happened in the past.