Letting Go, A Spring Theme

I know we already have an entry and talked a little bit about letting go, but I feel like we are not done with this topic. I am going to say its very Spring-esque, whether that is true, or its just whatever else is going on in the world in general right now, this feels like a great time to LET GO. Or at lease work on letting go.

Letting Go

I’ll start. With this spring (or season of my life) I am shedding all things that do not serve me. Now this isn’t an easy over night thing, hence the “season”. Like everything else, it is a constant practice. And practice I do. All day, everyday. I didn’t sleep last night, let it go. It’s not sunny, let it go. My latte is not frothy enough, someone didn’t read my email, sign up for my class, my ideal appointment time isn’t available, my sign from the Universe didn’t come through, the veggies in my fridge are rotten, LET IT GO! I literally cannot control a single one of those things, so why worry and fret about them? Why put all of my energy into why things are not working out, as opposed to figuring out: a) what the message in that is and thanking the Universe (God, Source, Infinite Wisdom, Whatever You Want To Call It) for the hint, b) how to go after what I really want. I know I have mentioned this before but, if I were to focus on putting my energy into why things aren’t working out, what will happen? That’s right, more things won’t work out, because that is where I’m at, that is the mindset and vibration I am functioning at. If I can use that instant to reframe and reset, by letting go, I can up level myself and wait or get to work on the good that is to come.

What else am I letting go of?

Being perfect, and being what others expect of me. I mean honestly I gave that up a while ago, but I am constantly shedding layers there. Worrying about being weird… as I grow and evolve, I have to let that sh*t go! If I worried constantly what others thought, and how many marbles I was losing, I would still be siting at a desk, at my day job, crying on my drive to and from work, in immense amounts of pain, complaining that my life was not what I wanted.

I’m also learning to let go of, or release, expectations. This is part of manifesting and the law of attraction and all those other practices, whichever version resonates with you. If you focus too much on what you want, you are blinded to what may actually come along that is meant for you, that may be much better than your mind could have imagined. Because you are thinking, living and believing in the 3D world, but your guides, higher consciousness, etc, exists beyond. Therefore, there are greater possibilities available to you, than you are ever aware of. If you are too focused on the results of a scenario (and sending out that vibe) you close off all the other options available to you. Remember that saying that I am sure everyone has heard, “when one door closes, another one opens.” I felt a call to research this, and got an even better version of this quote.

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us. Defeat is nothing but education; it is the first step towards something better.

— Alexander Graham Bell.

Who doesn’t feel this one? How often are you so focused on what “doesn’t work out”, that you can’t even begin to comprehend the next opportunity available to you? How often are you defeated by your simple inability to let go? I say all this because these are things I feel. Things I constantly practice. I’m not here to tell you anything that I am not going through and learning along with you.

Another huge release and letting go I have recently is my chronic pain!

Realizing that I do not need to be tied to that story anymore. Yes, I may still have some pain, but that does not need to define me. I do not need to be tied to this reality by the pain in my body. That pain is not what grounds me in my day to day. I do not need to feel my body in pain, to feel in my body and present in this reality. Mostly, I am releasing my stories! The story that I am a victim, the story that things don’t go my way, I can’t do this because it hurts or I might hurt myself. The story that says pain has to be a part of my personality, or that I am a victim.

Other stories I am letting go of? The one where I “used to like” or “used to be” or “was”.

You know how friends and family (love them to bits and pieces) are always the first ones to say “well you used too…” Do you find that you let that drive the story of your life? You want to make a change, or start to make a change and then you get that reminder that you “used to”, and you give up the growing and expanding version of you to stay small and familiar? Or is that just me 🤣 I noticed it when I was with my family and I said something and my sibling was like “well you used to”. It really hit me because that is their projections and expectation, it is 100% ok for me to grow, change and evolve. I DO NOT need to live up to anyones expectations of any version of myself. I invite you to keep that in mind if you find yourself going through subtle (or massive earth shattering) shifts. The only version of yourself you need to be is the current version, and the version that you are for yourself! Let go of anyone else’s versions of you! You need not hold onto that.

So what else can I let go of?

If you have any recommendations, or would like to share what you are letting go of in the comments, drop a note below! I always believe that if you are thinking it, someone else is too! Based off what I have learned as well, nothing is too small or insignificant to let go of. It can be that simple shift first thing in the morning when the sun is not out, that can make a difference between a good day or a bad one.

With that, have a wonderful day ✌🏻