The Power Of Letting Go

Like most people, I struggle with change. I can be so invested in what is--whether it be relationships, jobs, or material possessions--that I stubbornly cling to them for dear life. That said, there comes a time when the pain of holding on becomes too difficult to deal with. That is the point you have to make a choice. You have to choose between clinging so hard that what you cling to is destroyed, or you have to be willing to let go and risk losing it altogether.

Choosing to let go, in and of itself, is a painful process. It involves separation. It involves the potential of falling. You can never be sure something else will be there to catch you or even fall into. You don't know if you're going to encounter more pain along the way.

When you make the choice to let something go, you are acknowledging to the Universe that you are giving up something that is no longer healthy or appropriate for you. You signal that you are ready to give space to something that is potentially greater. By letting go you are making room to include something new in your life.

I have had to make some tough personal choices lately involving relationships. Because they were with people I love very dearly, I did not want to let go and potentially not have those people in my life. Still, I had reached the point where I knew that if I was not willing to let go of those relationships willingly they might destruct anyway. I choose to face my fear and allow myself to let them go. This turned out to be a freeing move for all involved. It gave us the space to grow in ways I did not anticipate.

Sometimes it is only in letting go that we are able to free ourselves from all that holds us back. We can shift into new places and spaces as we leave the confines of our former lives behind. That is the power to letting go.

~CSE