Letting Go

Instead of holding on to the weight of the past, I release the heaviness, freeing myself to be of service to the truth and love I am becoming.

There are so many things we hold on to…

Physical objects that are part of history, documenting our story.

Thoughts... about how things should be.

Thoughts about how we should be.

Thoughts about how others should be.

Habits we know are hindering us.

Relationships with our family: parents, children, partners.

Relationships with friends and colleagues.

Beliefs we have been indoctrinated with and may have only just begun questioning.

Imagine yourself holding all of this.Carrying all of it in your arms, a bag,a basket.

Assign everything a weight.

Physical weight. Emotional weight. Can you still breathe? How much do you need to set down so you can take an expansive breath?

Imagine setting all of it down. It can be right next to you, it is not gone.

Look at all of it.

As you consider all that surrounds you, notice how each one makes you feel. Recall the weight.

Now...Separate the essential things, thoughts, relationships and beliefs from the non-essential.

Make three piles.

One pile is for the truly essential, nourishing and Divine parts of you. The ones that make you feel grounded. Knowing with certainty that you are carried and thus able to carry love and goodness forth to others. The pile of goodness. Of Truth.

One pile is for things that are clearly harmful or an unnecessary burden. Things we know are weighing us down.

One pile is for what we are unsure about. In this pile we begin to rationalize why we hold on so tightly to things. We cannot quite let go. We have reasons for this. This is the pile we will regard with curiosity and perhaps even humor...as we work on what more we may need to release.

Look up and away from all the piles and breathe again. Allow love and trust to fill your breath.

You are on the path to healing.