“When you let go
you create space for something better”
I woke up early today. Took Thor out, he didn’t do all his business and we were out longer than needed. We came back inside, T had breakfast and then he went to snuggle my sleeping hubby. I took my purse and went to get myself a coffee. At 6:30 am there’s barely any cars outside and the sound of the birds is very loud.
On my way back, I stopped in the park by our apartment and sat down to meditate for a little bit. By this time there were more cars out and I sat right next to a bigger three lane street. But I tuned that sound out and focused on my own breathe and loved having the sun in my face.
I also focused on letting go of being annoyed that T hadn’t done what he needed and that I probably have to take him out again earlier than usual. A small thing but it upset me a little bit and I didn’t need that to linger for the rest of today. “It’s ok. Everything is ok. I can take him out again. No big deal. I have my coffee now. I’m gonna go home and kiss my husband before he goes to work and everything is alright. I’m letting go”.
Letting go is something we need more of. I’ve been helping a neighbor this week who’s body is in pain. I keep telling her that she needs to relax and I know there are things that she needs to let go of, and that made me think about this. Whether it is to let go of a thought, a memory, an old teddy bear or bad habits or if there is something to release in your body, it’s equally important to just do it. There are too many things that we all need to stop holding on to that doesn’t serve us. This morning I had to let go of being annoyed that my dog didn’t poop, but there are plenty of other things that I know I have to let go of, like old thoughts that keeps nagging in the back of my head for example.
When I came back to the apartment and sat down to enjoy my coffee while watching something on youtube, the first thing that came up as a suggested video was about letting go, so I definitely think that it’s something I have to focus on today. I have been trying to clear out stuff, material things, in our apartment for awhile, but there are things that I can’t let go of and today I will find out why and then just do it. If it doesn’t serve me, then it needs to go.
If you have time today or this weekend, I would like you to do the same. Are there things that you need to let go of in your life? Write down why you are attached to it and if there’s any reason for you to hold on to it. Read what you have written and if there’s no reason, then let it go. Send that unnecessary thought or memory out away from you, say goodbye to it. Get rid of that sweater you have in the back of your closet that you know you’ll never wear again, if it’s not broken then there’s someone else out there that can have use for it. If there’s anything holding you back to achieve something, then write it that down and figure out what you can do to get detached from it. Let. It. Go!
The photo above is of the Menehune Fishpond in Kauai. Jim and I went there to watch the sunset on our last day right before we had to go to the airport. It was a good spot to release any last things that I needed to send out to the open before we left that beautiful island.
