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Daily Question, December 22

Are there things we can let go of in order to be open to what is actually unfolding?

  • Antoinette

    I can let go of judgment. By saying yes to the present moment and letting go of ideas of likes and dislikes we are in the flow.

  • Ose

    To let go of fear, collectively as well as individually, opens space to be much more open to what is actually unfolding. May be it is coming to my mind first as recently I became aware again of how much kept fear is limiting my freedom to act. May fear in each of us subside, one aspect to let go of in order to become free to be able to perceiving and possibly responding to what is actually unfolding.
    add: dear Malag, I saw your post just after posting mine, synchronicity… ❤️

  • Malag

    An attachment to holding back fear. My fear needs to be let come and go. I am then freer to let go and be open to what is happening. Holding it back blocks the energy and ends up reinforcing my fear.

  • SavhanaStearns

    Something we can let go of in order to be open to what is actually unfolding is our pride. Pride can get in the way of humbling, life-changing experiences that can teach us so many lessons in life.

  • Sure

  • Toby

    I guess I could let go off what I tell myself my life should be. Then I can surrender to what it actually is and see where the flow takes me, and what unfolds.

    Also could let go of those old negative scripts: that I’m not loveable, that I’m not good enough.

  • Debra

    Yes, absolutely. Expectations.

    • Great and Little?

  • GratefulGal

    Perfectionism. I attended a Solstice workshop yesterday for SoulCollage. In the week leading up to it, the chorus of Leonard Cohen’s “Anthem” was in mind. I made a card for my community suit to honor him and, for this perfectionist, “forget[ting] my perfect offering” is something to aspire to.

  • Hot Sauce

    I’m starting to learn that, when asking deep questions, sometimes searching for the answer through research and even academic articles can sometimes keep the answer I’m looking for from me. Instead of being attached to an answer, I find it more useful to read books I have that are relevant to the issues I wrestle with and to take anything useful from it that I can apply to the question. Sometimes, to find an answer, you have to stop chasing it and wait for it to come to you.

  • KMB

    Letting go of the things I truly can’t control. Sweeping my side of the sidewalk and not worrying if others are sweeping their own sidewalks. Forgiving, apologizing and moving forward, not wallowing in the past or ‘only ifs’.

  • pkr

    Yes. I can let go of thinking, worrying about the future, about “how am I gonna make certain things happen?” and focus on the present. Staying mindful, being fully present I can actually participate in what is unfolding before me. Easier said than done! It is a discipline and I need constant reminders. Happy Sunday to All….❤️

  • Mica

    Yes! Things – they occupy too much of my mind and a bit too much of my space. I dreamed about Things last night – souvenirs I’d bought during an ongoing tour and couldn’t find, among everyone else’s Things.

  • Firebonnet

    Self judgement and fear of what others think are two things I can let go of to be more present to each moment.

  • Tom

    I can try to let go of worrying about what might happen and simply align myself in the direction I desire to go. Yes, there will be uncertainty as things actually unfold, but I can find peace within.

    • Malag

      I like that “align myself in the direction I desire to go” in the context of uncertainty Thanks.

  • Ms. Awesome

    YES the past and reliving what has happened to me my sisters (2 of 4) who did not attend my daughter,s funeral and it was a sudden death she was not sick

  • Carla

    Currently my “vision” of openness has been clouded, due to a severe case of food poisoning a week ago. I’m trying to set that uncomfort-ability aside to soak up & enjoy the Spirit’s presence held in the next few days, including Solstice, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanza…to feel & see our collective light hearted ness. This time of year holds many gifts.

    • Butterfly

      Dear Carla, I hope you soon feel better and will be able to enjoy some of the holidays.
      Winter Solstice blessings x

  • Michele

    Letting go of emotional and psychological pain from the past. It’s a constant battle. Holding on to faith and positive thinking helps. Practice saying ‘something wonderful will happen today’ and ‘the best is yet to come’ 🙂
    Wishing everyone a peaceful relaxing Sunday.

  • Verena
    in dark times, ‘Within Our Reach: Joy’, the light bringing letter from Fra Giovanni Giocondo has brought relief and has eased my pain. each sentence is meaningful and encouraging. to connect to today’s question, I’d like to quote this paragraph: ‘No heaven can come to us unless our hearts find rest in it today. Take heaven! No peace lies in the future which is not hidden in this present little instant.’ please find the whole letter in the post from Dec 16th, Ressources for the holid...

    in dark times, ‘Within Our Reach: Joy’, the light bringing letter from Fra Giovanni Giocondo has brought relief and has eased my pain. each sentence is meaningful and encouraging. to connect to today’s question, I’d like to quote this paragraph:
    ‘No heaven can come to us unless our hearts find rest in it today. Take heaven! No peace lies in the future which is not hidden in this present little instant.’
    please find the whole letter in the post from Dec 16th, Ressources for the holidays
    🕯️
    so sad that we humans let our visions get clouded, sometimes even when a helping hand is reaching out to us we see it as an offense 😭

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  • Trish

    My ego gets in the way and I follow it to unhealthy & dangerous places. What a relief it would be to follow God in every instance instead of ego. Here I go…

  • Mark Piper
    Immediately, I think of Pope Francis quoting Gustav Mahler yesterday (Dec. 20) and how one must focus on tending the fire rather than tending to the ashes. The past is important, how we have done things is important, but what's more important is today and having tradition serve the needs of people (fire) rather than have people serve the needs of lifeless ash. So, what can we let go of? Through prayer, and examine of conscience, and dialogue I hope we can realize what we have done, what we h...

    Immediately, I think of Pope Francis quoting Gustav Mahler yesterday (Dec. 20) and how one must focus on tending the fire rather than tending to the ashes. The past is important, how we have done things is important, but what’s more important is today and having tradition serve the needs of people (fire) rather than have people serve the needs of lifeless ash.

    So, what can we let go of? Through prayer, and examine of conscience, and dialogue I hope we can realize what we have done, what we have held onto which can be let go so as to be free and open to what is presenting itself.

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    • reality

      Happy Holidays. Yes, indeed, “The important thing is not what has been done with me, but what I do with what has been done with me .” – JP Sartre. Thanx for all you do and don’t 🙂 reality

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