Here’s a post from the past that might be relevant to something going on in your life (or mine).
Letting go…
I have the hardest time doing that.
Sometimes that approach can leave you with a few broken bones, or an extremely bruised ego.
Hanging on for dear life is the surest way to assure that the suffering will last just a little longer than it really needs to.
So why not just let go?
The future might just be a brighter place if you do. Oh sure, there will be more, but different, problems to come.
That’s just the ebb and flow of life…
one day you’re up, the next day you’re down…
sounds a bit manic, but it is what it is.
Life is anything but permanent…
so get used to it!
Of course letting go can be a scary thing.
What will happen to me if I do?
Where will the shifting winds of life blow me?
Will I like it there?
Well, do you like it here?
Then why not give it a try?
I guess life becomes a cyclical series of attempts to hang on to the good and let go of the bad.
Problem comes when we can’t seem to distinguish one from the other (good from bad, that is).
That’s been my case at many points throughout my five decades of earthbound existence.
Often trying valiantly to convince myself that what was bad and unhealthy, was good and worth hanging onto.
Better to make the decision to just let go…
Para bien o para mal, se terminó, as Arjona sings.
When we try to upset that course by hanging on too long, guess what happens…
depression.
Extend that a bit longer…
disillusion.
And just a bit longer…
insane asylum.
And I really don’t want to go to any of those places.
Oh for sure, there will be that lingering doubt that keeps nagging.
Are you sure?
Or, that sentimental hogwash that keeps reminding us of all the “good” times.
But the reality of the situation is that those times are history (as in, NO MORE) and living in the past does not generally make for a compelling future.
What lies around the corner might just be pretty nice. Maybe ever better than what you’re so desperately holding onto.
Imagine that!
Could the universe be preparing something really good for you and it was just waiting for you to take the bold step forward into the dark void of the unknown?
Here’s my advice: Go ahead, take it and don’t look back.
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