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Daily Question, December 10

How can you love, and let go gratefully?

  • Mica

    When my dear guinea piggie Skippy died last month – I’m so grateful to have known her for 4 yrs and grateful to still have her sister Brownie to take care of.

  • Zenith
    As I don't feel I am very good at loving others I don't really know the answer to this. I learned long ago that life about letting go. Everything changes, nothing stays the same. I have however, in recent years, learned to find the positive in the negative circumstances scattered throughout my life. It seems that each situation provided me a nugget of gold from which I am better empowered to life today. It is very painful though, life is. Love is painful. It can be so good it hurts. So to let it...

    As I don’t feel I am very good at loving others I don’t really know the answer to this. I learned long ago that life about letting go. Everything changes, nothing stays the same. I have however, in recent years, learned to find the positive in the negative circumstances scattered throughout my life. It seems that each situation provided me a nugget of gold from which I am better empowered to life today. It is very painful though, life is. Love is painful. It can be so good it hurts. So to let it go and fertilize the earth is powerful.

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  • TofuLove
    For me, it's mostly been about developing confidence, by having more confidence to go out and "seize the day" I'm able to integrate the love that was there into my larger theme and patterns. It's when I dwell and lose confidence that I tend to have difficulty letting go. Letting go seems to be related to capacity to flex and change. There's something about openness and continually growing that helps me with those feelings of clinging. It's when I hold onto the past that I have trouble letting go...

    For me, it’s mostly been about developing confidence, by having more confidence to go out and “seize the day” I’m able to integrate the love that was there into my larger theme and patterns. It’s when I dwell and lose confidence that I tend to have difficulty letting go. Letting go seems to be related to capacity to flex and change. There’s something about openness and continually growing that helps me with those feelings of clinging. It’s when I hold onto the past that I have trouble letting go. New experiences, new challenges, new ways of knowing myself all seem to help in letting go.

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  • Malag

    Everything is a letting go at some level. Every moment, every experience passes. It’s a delicate dance for me to appreciate and love what is without holding on. Too much appreciation moves out of love to a clinging almost obsessive quality. Now let me prise my white knuckle hands off this moment and let go!

  • Ose

    I don´t know yet, your reply´s help to find my way through this topic and emotional turmoil much better, but I know I will. Work in progress, with deep gratitude for your being here with me.

  • S. Mark

    True love does not grasp therefore there is no hold to let go of. I had to learn this by resisting, resisting, resisting and suffering, suffering, suffering and then letting go. Today, I am filled with gratitude for what my sweet heart brought into my life and my perspective is so vast.

  • DeVonna

    I love today’s quote, “For though my faith is not yours and your faith is not mine, if we each are free to light our own flame, together we can banish some of the darkness of the world.”

    RABBI LORD JONATHAN SACKS

    Can we not allow each other to “be” and accept that we are inherently different, without judgement? It seems to me all the world’s troubles spring from demanding that Others values mirror our own. I want to embrace my neighbor’s diversity and accept them as the beloved of God.

  • Elaine

    As I live into my elder-ing time I meet this question often. Many people I have loved have receded into the background, some have died, some have chosen to withdraw from me. How to accept this gracefully and remember gratefully? Reminding myself — To everything there is a season— helps a lot.

  • Gene
    I imagine by Grace understanding Love more and more by way of reflection, introspection, meditation. There is such a bonding in Love that oftentimes it seems to be a contradiction to let go, separate, yet life sometimes appears to be full of contradictions when in reality they are one and the same as revealed under the Light, Grace of understanding. It sort of aligns itself with the question of the day in where one's faith, journey may be different than ours and we may not understand it yet it i...

    I imagine by Grace understanding Love more and more by way of reflection, introspection, meditation. There is such a bonding in Love that oftentimes it seems to be a contradiction to let go, separate, yet life sometimes appears to be full of contradictions when in reality they are one and the same as revealed under the Light, Grace of understanding. It sort of aligns itself with the question of the day in where one’s faith, journey may be different than ours and we may not understand it yet it is their journey and they are the only ones who can traverse it, trusting that the design put before them will best serve their needs according to where they are on their spiritual journey which is not confined to the boundaries and understanding of this world, plane

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  • Lauryn

    By recognizing patterns in life and acknowledging the fact that not all relationships are meant to last forever, and some people will pop in and out of your life – sometimes only for a short period of time- and that’s ok. Recognizing that as human beings we are resilient – and what we may see as painful and difficult at first will eventually fade

  • Sandra

    Only with the grace of God can I love and let go gratefully. And for me this is difficult when the one I love was attached to a dream I had. A dream that this person was the one I would live my life out with. The dream shattered, brought me closer to God…..may I accept this person as a conduit that brought me to God. And I love the girl who risked so much to find love.

  • MelaD

    Gratefully letting go of someone I love. For me the letting go is not necessarily a physical act, but rather emotionally detaching from a loved one’s actions while continuing to love them as a human being, a child of God or the Divine. This is where the hard work begins, to not “fix” my loved ones because I am uncomfortable watching, thinking I know what’s best for them. I don’t. Today I work on loving people where they are on their journey. Lessons in faith and trust for me.

  • Antoinette
    I can love and let go gratefully by true understanding of what love is. We can’t take anyone or anything with us so love is clearly about understanding and letting go. Love with a big open heart full of compassion about the true nature of reality. And I agree with others who have said this is not easy to do! Humans grasp and push away often- we want and we don’t want. Perhaps loving gratefully has to do with love without expectations as well. We know and understand our human condition...

    I can love and let go gratefully by true understanding of what love is.
    We can’t take anyone or anything with us so love is clearly about understanding and letting go. Love with a big open heart full of compassion about the true nature of reality.
    And I agree with others who have said this is not easy to do! Humans grasp and push away often- we want and we don’t want.
    Perhaps loving gratefully has to do with love without expectations as well. We know and understand our human condition and love no matter what.

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  • Papilio

    I’m in the process of letting go of my attachment to our only son I love so dearly as he has become a young man. To be honest, I still struggle with letting go of him even though he is capable of making his own decision. I was struck by the word “gratefully.” Yes, I’m grateful that he became who he is today. With this grateful mindset, I may be able to let go of my unnecessary maternal attachment and watch him from a distance.

  • Holly in Ohio
    A couple of weeks ago, out of the blue, my close friend unexpectedly went into a temper and quit speaking to me. She has been struggling with mental health issues. and has cut off people before, quite often permanently. She has quite a list of people now she won't speak to. I miss her. We'd been emailing every day and chatting about positive things, cheering each other during this time of Covid. I'm reminded of The Serenity Prayer. We can't control other people, and we really don't want to t...

    A couple of weeks ago, out of the blue, my close friend unexpectedly went into a temper and quit speaking to me. She has been struggling with mental health issues. and has cut off people before, quite often permanently. She has quite a list of people now she won’t speak to. I miss her. We’d been emailing every day and chatting about positive things, cheering each other during this time of Covid.

    I’m reminded of The Serenity Prayer. We can’t control other people, and we really don’t want to try. Like when my kids were growing up and they reached that rebellious age… sometimes they make bad choices and sometimes there is nothing, as a parent, that we can do….

    …except love them,
    …wait, and keep faith that in time they may find their way.

    I’m lucky. All my kids all found their way again and are doing well and we are close. I am so grateful for that.

    And for my friend, I can have hope she will find her way too, and in the mean time, I am grateful for her time in my life.

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  • Samuel

    “Better to have loved and lost
    than never to have loved at all,,,”
    Alfred Lord Tennyson
    I couldn’t have said it better

  • Stephsparto

    I can open my heart to those who are there for me and love me unconditionally. I show my gratitude to the Universe, for me namely God, who so graciously has provided me with a healthy family. I show my gratitude by journaling daily what I am thankful for in my past, present, and what is still coming in my future. I give my thanks for the love of my family, friends, and boyfriend.

  • Mark Piper

    Let go gratefully? Yikes. I’ve still much to learn in that department.

  • Trish

    This is a difficult thing for me to do. Goodbyes are hard….I am aware that I have loved & been loved by many people that I’ll never see again. They have all been true gifts to me & have imparted wisdom, helped to shape me and given their time, energy & heart. I’m in a space where I can more clearly accept the beauty of all these gifts & along with my mourning I can be incredibly grateful for each relationship.

  • Tara

    I have been working on this for awhile now. Ever since my separation. I know I have been set free and am trying to be grateful for that. Some days are easier than others. There is a lot of love and empathy there…but also a lot of pain and sadness. I need to remind myself that it’s a journey, not a race.

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