letting go blog | letting go blog
Mar.21.2011
Mentally, I sometimes Let it All Go, Each Day. I literally picture myself moving, and it impels action! You realize as your day unfolds how many things you have which you feel iffy about, or just ok. And that's when they go in the give away bag.
I actually have a giveaway bag now that has its...
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Mar.19.2011
As Christians everywhere continue to observe the season of Lent, a forty-day period of self-sacrifice in preparation for Easter, Red Room asked its community to blog about letting something go. Given that the practice of giving up comforts, vices, or habits for a time or forever is a feature of...
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Mar.19.2011
I heard someone said : " I deserved it" . It´been a long while ,that as a MOther and wife you keep doing "things for". Some times they appreciate , some times don´t. And then it becomes a habit to just be looking what else to do for people in the family. And then all of a...
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Mar.18.2011
I don’t do Lent. It’s not that I don’t believe in the idea of doing without and it’s not that I don’t appreciate the lessons learned through delayed gratification and sacrifice. It’s not about a lack of fortitude or willpower. I’ve lived 17 years without caffeine after being told by my...
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Mar.18.2011
The X-Files did an episode were Scully, in a comatose state, was hovering between death and the earthly world. Her experiences played out in beautiful dreamlike symbolism created from a mix of myth, life experiences and divine energy. At one point, Scully dressed in her hospital blues was sitting...
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Mar.18.2011
Just arrived home from work. Anxious to get to a comfortable chair after a long day at work. The stare on my wife's face frightens me as she holds out the phone for me. Hesitant but concerned I press the earpiece to my ear to hear a voice already in midsentence. I start making out what's being said...
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Mar.18.2011
When we hear the phrase "letting go" or releasing, our thoughts generally go to feelings of anxiety and even pain. The phrase does not conjure up an image of a clear blue sky and a gorgeous balloon lazily drifting out of sight. But rather we think of quitting smoking or joining AA or...
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Mar.18.2011
I didn't have the normal post college life.I didn't spend that last summer going crazy before going out to find a job.I was on a plane to Thailand; I couldn't let my Thai love go.My parents were afraid for me to leave.Her two brothers warned me if I tried.I knew she loved me, if she couldn't stand...
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Mar.18.2011
A few years ago, I realized that my two kids were not ever likely to be interested in the philosophical discussions I so loved. Holding on to that desire didn't serve any of us. So I've been focusing on what I do enjoy with and about them. I was grateful that, though my daughter had proclaimed...
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Mar.18.2011
I admit it: it took me a long time to get over being laid off from my job a few years ago. It was a long period of recovery, and a long struggle with my anger and resentment over what had happened.
To understand why I was so reluctant to let go, I have to explain the dreams, the years and the...
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