Letting go means surrendering the need to control. It also means trusting the process as it unfolds while engaging with intuition.
We don’t always know why we’re being asked to let go. It can feel impossibly difficult, unnecessary, even cruel. But we know when the pain of holding on is greater than the pain of letting go. When we are simply doing what is expected of us and not what our heart truly desires.
When we find ourselves in the rut of expectation we can summon our courage to let go. Drop the rope. Let the other have the last word. Because protecting our serenity is our most sacred priority.
If guilt is what’s keeping us attached, we ask whether this is a valid reason. Knowing that the person (or situation) we are detaching from has their own higher power, relieves us of the illusion of responsibility.
And letting go isn’t necessarily permanent. What serves the relationship today may not be true a year from now. We live one day at a time and remain open to what we don’t yet know. This eases the mind which often craves certainty. Instead of “no, never” we can softly rest on: “I’ll know when the time comes.”
Our energy is limited; we have only a certain amount allotted to us each day, each week, each year of our life. Letting go frees us from obligation and allows us to use those energies wisely, with care and intention.