To All Those Learning To Let Go + A Note To Self

When you decide to let go, you have to truly let go. Things that hurt can't be fully avoided. And you, my friend have done a brilliant job at facing that pain head-on, by seeking out an answer or the reasons for that pain, by seeking out an antidote for that pain. Maybe after a lot of time, or even within a momentary decision, you decided to let go. Let go of picking at the pain, let go of the source of that beauty and pain both altogether.

Although at this point, all you see is of how much beauty is lost when you let go, and even if you can't pinpoint the negatives of it anymore, it's because you- YOU! with your power made it okay. Honey, you healed yourself. Not them. So for that momentary healing, you should be grateful to yourself, because; they were not the healer- you were, they were not the solution- YOU ARE.

The reawakening of your hopefulness for the things that once caused you pain is your healed heart feeling hopeful again, and feeling strong enough to go out there and feel again and to try and try and try like you always did. But, how about this time, you maybe don't? Let's respect our heart, it's recovery, it's health and it's power to reclaim it's own happiness. So understand that, your revived hopefulness in the context of how happy your heart is, a result of how strong YOU are, not because they were so beautiful. You know what, maybe they were. They were beautiful, but just not enough for you. This hopefulness, to me, only means that you're ready once again to be your own silly, slippery, funny, risky, warm self- ready to fall all over again, ready to give it all again, ready to be itself again.

So, let go. Even when you feel strong enough to hold on longer, learn to let go. It's okay. Not everything that is painful is a stepping stone that challenges you to land upon something even more beautiful. Sometimes, strength lies in you just letting it be, taking a deep breath, believing in yourself. Sometimes the success of your journey lies in just loving your poor little heart and letting go.

P.P.

Pic creds- Morgan Harper Nichols