Letting go of what’s complete…

When you’ve poured your heart into something, it can be challenging to let it go.

Inspired action is an act of devotion. You choose what is meaningful and you move towards it. You give of yourself, your time and energy, and hope to see the benefits on the other side.

Your heart can get deeply woven into this devotion.

Like any relationship, interaction, or connection, there is always an energy exchange of giving and receiving, and in ways weaving ourselves with the other for a higher purpose.

So when it comes to completion, it can be difficult to let it go.

Have you ever had a relationship or friendship that you’ve devoted yourself to, dedicating years toward, only to realize its not longer serving you the way you need?

Perhaps you had a job that in many ways became “who you were”, only to realize you’ve outgrown it, or it’s time to retire.

When it comes time to honour this, it can feel like we’re losing a part of ourselves.

In truth, we are whole within ourselves, it’s how we’ve identified with it that creates any suffering.

What if that experience was simply meant to teach you something or give you something for a time, but wasn’t meant to be there forever?

(What truly is meant to be there forever?)

In our humanness, we can easily attach ourselves to the “safety” the familiar brings, but if we hold on too long, we can end up suffering.

With courage, we can walk away and take the growth and lessons it gave us, then open our hearts to what’s next.

That said, that final moment of letting go, that point when separation happens can be heart-breaking.

Like the relationship you know needs to end, but the moment you walk out the door you feel alone.

Anything we let go of carries an element of grief. Honouring this helps to process the change.

The job you put timeless hours into, that gave you purpose and accomplishment, is now no longer there to define you; if you just walk away and try to move on without processing the change, it will likely hang over you like a dark cloud and you may question why you’re not happy.

This is a tender experience. It takes compassion, understanding, and surrender, reminding yourself of why it had to end, allowing yourself to unbind. Then finding the courage to pick yourself back up and move forward.

Whenever we let something go, it opens up space for something new and greater to enter our lives.

What do you feel it’s time to finally let go of?

What thoughts, beliefs, items, identity, relationships, or job are you holding onto that’s not serving you anymore?

Who would you be? What would be possible, if you did let go?

Every experience is a sacred gift of our evolution. What’s yours?

Thank you for being here 💞