Oct
09
2008

The Beauty of Letting Go…..

Letting Go!

Letting Go!

How many times have we heard someone say that or how often have we said it to ourselves? Not that easy is it? I had to examine in my life what letting go really meant. I mean seriously there are so many dynamics that come into play when you are in the position of needing to let something go. First, you have to identify what you need to let go of, how are you going to do it, are you ready, and most of all, when? Timing is everything so we of course want to make sure we are divinely on time, right? Please, my time surely didn’t match up with God’s time for me. I am absolutely sure that he has been holding blessings just waiting for me to clear my own path so he can deliver. I can’t even imagine the number of times God has turned my undesirable decisions into something so beautiful it probably made me believe I was right all along! NOT SO!!!! We feel in our guts, in our spirit, if you will, when something has run its course and we need to walk away. But we don’t. We stay longer than necessary hoping circumstances will change, people will change and miraculously life will be sweet.

I heard T.D. Jakes say this once and it just struck a chord with me, “If someone walks out of your life let them keep walking as they are not tied to your destiny.” I so believe that with my heart and I see it being played out in my life, and if you look closely enough you will probably see the same for yours.

Letting go means opening your heart, your path and your spirit to new experiences and to new people that are going to meet you on your conscious level. It allows you to see just where “YOU” are in life and what adjustments you need to make in order to have your blessings released or what adjustments you have made and how far you have come. Look around you right now, who are the people you call your close friends and who is that person you call your significant other? Remember we are attracted to people who on some level are thinking just like us and if there is something about them we are not diggin’ maybe we’re not diggin’ that about ourselves OR maybe this is that red flag that says “you can only get but so far with this person.”

I have to tell you since I have let go of some people, things, and certain beliefs, I have seen my blessings increase on so many levels. Sometimes we have to go into our closets and just get rid of the excess, and make room for the newness! Create a space where you live that breathes. Clutter will shut you down creatively and close your mind to free thought. Let it go! These last few months I have cleaned so much out of my space physically and in terms of energy, that I felt like it was a nonstop journey. But what is so crazy or not, is the most beautiful people have come into my life, words can’t even explain. They mirror my consciousness and spirit that allows for a continuous flow of happiness and laughter. The person I have always been!

How many times have we created beliefs for ourselves or even had certain beliefs forced on us through tradition that it doesn’t allow us to truly express who we are uniquely. I beat myself up time and time again emotionally and mentally for my life not working out the way I thought it should have. For example being in relationships that have failed and having children live without both parents in the household. I still believe this is the greatest foundation for children but only under healthy circumstances. I let my beliefs force me to stay in situations that would have never worked, now or at any time in the future because we were just different people in depth. Our values, morals and priorities didn’t match up, and that was the recipe for disaster. TRUST ME! I had to learn to trust who God made me to be and understand that was enough. I had to stop myself from trying to tap someone else’s potential. We all have the potential for greatness but that is your own work to be done. I would see someone and say “but they just have so much potential” and then spend years trying to help them reach it. How crazy is that? You know the saying you can lead a horse to water……well that is the truth and we have to do our own work a lot of the time.

Letting go can be so scary. It means living in a place of not knowing what is next, being alone, making huge changes that require discipline and fortitude. But it also means peace, serenity, happiness, destiny and dreams fulfilled. SO WORTH THE SACRIFICE!

Letting go can be beautiful!

What do you need to let go of today that will clear a path to your destiny? How much more time are you willing to put off blessings in your life?

For me? Anything in the way and not for one more second!

Much love,

Marlene

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