The freedom of letting go

Learning to let go is such a useful skill and yet it’s often not easy. I think it’s one aspect of life that is a continual challenge met over and over.

With objects I have this internal struggle of keeping waste, leftovers or extras unused portions for later use. The reality is, they largely don’t get used and if so, 2 or more years later they’re still there and they sit around creating background stress.

Items left unused and sitting around your living environment I think produce a low level kind of energy loss. If they’re visible, they’re a constant reminder of their existence and current state of not being used.

If they’re not visible, at some point the amount of unused things gathered in our lives causes us to do a massive clear out, the spring clean! It’s because in some way, we’ve gathered things that we know are truly not needed.

The funny paradox is, as you let go of more and more, momentum builds and the process gets easier and easier until the massive things in your life that you thought you’d never release into the river of the universe, suddenly become miniscule. And off they go.

Tonight as I stood with people who I’ve a long history and been through some tough times with, I felt a strong sense of peace.

Letting go emotionally of past events, wrongdoing or grudges or pain, is one of the most freeing things. I wish I was better at it.

Tonight, I felt it. Freedom. Forgiveness and release of the past. I was just fully present. We stood together as we are now, in the moment with all past released. It was very freeing.

Letting go is such a core skill in life. When I’m able to do it quickly and speedily, I feel growth. It’s definitely something to study and practice more.

Here are some tips I’ve found useful in letting go:

• Assess if the object or thing is being used. If it hasn’t been used for a year, out it goes
• How life goes and how we want it to go drives feelings of lacking. Release the grip on the how, and see how easier life flows
• Revisit the idea that plans and life change. Do the things you need to live and see how it turns out
• Reconfirm that we change and grow. And so the old self may be no more, and you may have different needs now
• Meeting the expectations of others is a massive one to let go. Reconfirm that not everyone will understand, get or like you. Let that one sail. You don’t need anyone’s approval
• When I get there, I’ll be?! The destination may be a long way off, enjoy the way there and all of the small details and joy along the way.

Hope these are useful for you. Letting go for me is one of those daily things to practice.

Are you good at letting go? What tips do you have?