Let It Go
What Exactly Does That Mean?
Since returning from my trip of a lifetime, reality feels somewhat harsh and challenging. Being with like-minded people for a week was like walking around with a warm, comfy blanket while wearing my favorite slippers and sipping soothing hot tea. My fellow travelers became excited and grateful for the beauty that surrounded us. We talked about manifestation and the law of attraction. We shared songs we liked and places we traveled.
This is not to say every moment was perfect and yet it was. One tour member would miss the group photo and although quite disappointed he did not dwell on this and Let it Go. He changed his focus to what was happening at that time which he chose and in so doing repositioned himself with a positive mindset.
The first night at dinner in the main dining room I fell on the floor as I tried to get up from my chair. Embarrassing as that was, I let it go. I could have moved through my night and the next day with feelings of inadequacy but why dim the magnificence of everything else around me with caring if someone thought I was old or clutzy or fragile?
Letting go on the trip was easier than when I returned to my home environment. Words that felt like an insult on a phone call did not just go away. The words felt hurtful and I took them personally. Conversations including blaming, judgment, and “you should” or “they should” surrounding recent events locally felt toxic. Let it Go, I told myself.
So what is letting go? Letting go is forgiving oneself or others for your good and the good of all. Letting go is not taking things personally and not holding grudges. Letting go is releasing others to make their own decisions and keeping the focus on yourself instead. Letting go is moving on quickly from conflict and choosing to hold onto peaceful, happy feelings.
Letting go for me may also mean finding a new community. The vacation of a lifetime brought me renewal and rejuvenation. Having felt stuck and seeing it with new eyes and making new choices feels liberating. Being responsible for my happiness also means letting go of that which no longer serves my highest good. Letting go of ties that bind to seek out the limitless possibilities feels like a waterfall of love.
My trip of a lifetime was life-changing if I make changes, let go of that which is not working and find clarity in the wants and desires of my dreams.
Only one thing left to do as Ellie, a fellow TUT adventurer says, Wake Up Your Dreams and Fire Up Your Imagination.
Your life and your light matter.
