Daily Question, February 20 When have I become more by letting go? 46 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Notify me when someone replies to my comment via e-mail. k'Care-Reena1 year agok'Care-ReenaLetting go as a teen was running away from my fears. As I became an adult letting go is stepping back, accepting, & understanding something. I use to be jealous & possessive with my partners & I appreciate the individual I am now because I understand having these negative thoughts impacted me more than I knew. Therefore I truly believe I let go everyday. If someone says something to me that may be rude, I let it go. Life is meant to be lived not stressed. Everyone says I hate doing t...Letting go as a teen was running away from my fears. As I became an adult letting go is stepping back, accepting, & understanding something. I use to be jealous & possessive with my partners & I appreciate the individual I am now because I understand having these negative thoughts impacted me more than I knew. Therefore I truly believe I let go everyday. If someone says something to me that may be rude, I let it go. Life is meant to be lived not stressed. Everyone says I hate doing this and doing that but not being aware that THEY ARE LIVING and that is a blessing. Read More0 Reply Maeve1 year agoMaeve"Letting go" has been more of moving on. Accepting what is right now in the moment, whether I like it or not, is a practice. Such as the house where I am living with 6 other housemates. Not always fun, but that's the way it is. And "letting go" is possible for me mostly when I have voiced and requested what I need and want. Often, that is when I can move through the unrest and unease: when I have expressed myself even when it is and was difficult. That way I can be more calm and wait for wha...“Letting go” has been more of moving on. Accepting what is right now in the moment, whether I like it or not, is a practice. Such as the house where I am living with 6 other housemates. Not always fun, but that’s the way it is. And “letting go” is possible for me mostly when I have voiced and requested what I need and want. Often, that is when I can move through the unrest and unease: when I have expressed myself even when it is and was difficult. That way I can be more calm and wait for what comes next. Read More3 Reply Malag1 year agoMalagEvery day. Every day is a letting go. Life changes me whether I want it to or not. With constant change I let go what needs to be released. The alternative is suffering. For example I thought vaccines would bring an end to social distancing relatively quickly. Not quick enough for my mind. So I held the disappointment of bad news and that fed fear. Eventually I let it go through and out and found some peace. 3 Reply Robyn Karima Grant1 year agoRobyn Karima Grantby letting go of thinking I know how things need to be 3 Reply Kristi1 year agoKristiI have become happier by caring less! 3 Reply Dusty Su1 year agoDusty SuIt’s a continual dance of letting go, then finding my arms empty I can embrace the new that arrives in that vacuum. I give, I get. I don’t give to get, but it’s what naturally happens. When I can release that which I hold on to so tightly, I also release anxiety, the burden of carrying the weights, and I open up to possibility for alternative and possibly, better ways. 4 Reply Don Jones1 year agoDon JonesWhen I remember. Who I really am. My true relationship with the Earth and environment. My true relationship with others. 4 Reply expati1 year agoexpatiI let go of my fear of death to come alive. 7 Reply Holly in Ohio1 year agoHolly in OhioThere you go! You found an answer that has meaning for you, and us as well. 🙂 3 Reply expati1 year agoexpatiI am letting of this question as I do not resonate with it right now. Does this mean I have become more? I’m not sure what “more” means here. 4 Reply Twinmom1 year agoTwinmomI became more by letting go of helping unappreciative people and wondering what people think of me. I am finally paying attention to what I need and what makes me a better person. I am a better mom to my twins and more present. 5 Reply sparrow1 year agosparrowI have always become more when I’ve been able to let go... it’s the letting go part that’s hard. I had my first remembered epiphany after my first child died . . . so deep in grief that something opened up in me and I let go. It took me a long time to let go of the grief itself, but something stayed in me, nestled like a small animal, waiting to be re-awakened. With each experience of letting go, it has slowly, very slowly risen to the surface and now lives where I can be pres...I have always become more when I’ve been able to let go… it’s the letting go part that’s hard. I had my first remembered epiphany after my first child died . . . so deep in grief that something opened up in me and I let go. It took me a long time to let go of the grief itself, but something stayed in me, nestled like a small animal, waiting to be re-awakened. With each experience of letting go, it has slowly, very slowly risen to the surface and now lives where I can be present to it . . . it’s not over yet . . . I know that, but it is very firmly established and will be with me when I need it the most. Read More13 Reply Ose1 year agoOseThank you for your deeply rooted reply, dear sparrow. If I may say so, boundless light shines brightly through, and natural belonging appears. I am sure it will be with you, no matter what. You put it in words most beautifully. Thank you for your deeply moving and tender sharing. Blessings, dear friend. 5 Reply sparrow1 year agosparrowThank you for your kind reply, dear Ose . . . it was hard to put all of that into words. 4 Reply Chester1 year agoChesterI see life best lived through a combination of maintaining stubborn rigidity in some areas, while near-complete freedom of motion in other areas - somewhat like a well functioning door with fixed hinges, but smooth motion otherwise. To excel in many physical activities, there are often hinges that must be maintained, but free motion and "letting go" in other areas. All the more-so in creative endeavors. I believe in many macro and micro areas of life it is much the same. My challenge is ensuring...I see life best lived through a combination of maintaining stubborn rigidity in some areas, while near-complete freedom of motion in other areas – somewhat like a well functioning door with fixed hinges, but smooth motion otherwise. To excel in many physical activities, there are often hinges that must be maintained, but free motion and “letting go” in other areas. All the more-so in creative endeavors. I believe in many macro and micro areas of life it is much the same. My challenge is ensuring the hinges stay fixed, while allowing myself to be free, letting-go otherwise. When I do so I am more content, more effective, and ready for what comes next. Read More5 Reply Journey1 year agoJourneyWow! That is such a great way of describing this. Fixed hinges with smooth motion. Awesome. 5 Reply Toni1 year agoToniLetting go frees me from the tension I hold and keeps me grounded and balanced and more in touch with who I really am. Holding on or gripping keeps me bound and stuck in many ways so for me its tuning into what my body is telling me and easing up stiffness in that area. To free the flow of energy that wants to keep moving in a rested state. I don't know if that makes any sense but it helps me feel freer and therefore more connected with less pain and tension. I danced and was very interested ...Letting go frees me from the tension I hold and keeps me grounded and balanced and more in touch with who I really am. Holding on or gripping keeps me bound and stuck in many ways so for me its tuning into what my body is telling me and easing up stiffness in that area. To free the flow of energy that wants to keep moving in a rested state. I don’t know if that makes any sense but it helps me feel freer and therefore more connected with less pain and tension. I danced and was very interested in becoming a dance therapist when I was younger and the idea of freedom in my body had to do with letting go of patterns that were imposed by incorrect muscle development (trapped memory as well) So letting go of what my body was holding on to and unlearning or unraveling became a life long quest to get rid of what was not necessary and allowing me to more of who I really am. Now that I’m 65 and not so physical it reminds me that I am not this body and letting go of that idea is still something I struggle with. It’s just a vehicle a messenger if you will…. as a friend once said, “we are souls trapped in a little dust”. So grasping, holding on to an image or belief is so limiting as to what we really are. I have come to appreciate that we are so much more than that and trying to describe becoming more is not easy to express. Read More4 Reply Cathie1 year agoCathieSeveral times in my life I have been faced with unrest in my soul. I feel I need to make a decision, whether to stay in a relationship, job, or city. A wise person shared with me during one of these times, that if I do not have clear direction or clear voice of decision - do not do anything - just let go and be - be where I was until clarity arises. Do not "crowbar" a change because you are unhappy, or at unease. So I did and have been following that advice, and the result is that staying p...Several times in my life I have been faced with unrest in my soul. I feel I need to make a decision, whether to stay in a relationship, job, or city. A wise person shared with me during one of these times, that if I do not have clear direction or clear voice of decision – do not do anything – just let go and be – be where I was until clarity arises. Do not “crowbar” a change because you are unhappy, or at unease. So I did and have been following that advice, and the result is that staying put until clarity or clear voice of decision arose – to stay or move, allowed me the opportunity to build something, solid and larger than myself. Letting go of the “I” and just being allowed for change – sometimes change in me, and sometimes change in direction. Read More8 Reply Ed Schulte1 year agoEd SchulteAs this is Black History month here in Canada too…..Constance Barns…the daughter of the African American who become Speaker of the Legislature in B.C. ( 1968) Emery Barns …equally known for his athletic abilities gave very similar advice …. quoting Constance “Dreams of hope can come true if you keep a clear vision of where you are going. Think positively and believe in yourself,” ……and ..his legacy was “‘keep on keepin’ on — and please, don’t judge,'” 5 Reply Michele1 year agoMicheleLetting go is an on-going process for me. I do not feel I have become more. I feel a constant struggle with it. I try to stay focused on the present but there are times when a strong memory pops up and the cycle begins. One day at a time. Positivity. Kindness to yourself. 5 Reply Holly in Ohio1 year agoHolly in OhioMany times, in many situations, but one that comes to mind... I often praise my parents, and they each deserve such praise because they were both wonderful. But there were other things... they were humans, they had faults, they made mistakes that were each in different ways, deeply damaging. I found a way to forgive and let go. It freed them, but it also freed me, and when by some chance I was able to do this, I became something more than I was before... not trapped by my held hurts, but e...Many times, in many situations, but one that comes to mind… I often praise my parents, and they each deserve such praise because they were both wonderful. But there were other things… they were humans, they had faults, they made mistakes that were each in different ways, deeply damaging. I found a way to forgive and let go. It freed them, but it also freed me, and when by some chance I was able to do this, I became something more than I was before… not trapped by my held hurts, but empowered. Read More7 Reply devy1 year agodevy10 years ago I let go of my excessive alcohol consumption. It was my means of being in control. The result was that I was able to really start to self heal from my early trauma, face it and learn to embrace, accept and move in. At the same time, my physical health has opened improved.. I no longer live in a hidden cloud of trying to hide and now am able to not my inner pain. 9 Reply Journey1 year agoJourneyI do the same with food. Eat too much mindlessly even when I’m not hungry. I need to find something else to fill that space that food fills in me. Thank you for sharing Devy. 5 Reply Kriss1 year agoKrissI have always been a controlling person but I do notice when I let go it allows me to let go of stress and to become a better person. Letting go of resentments and anger can also enrich our lives because we don’t carry around such bitterness.. It is a very hard thing for me to do but I am slowly learning how letting go positively impacts my life. 9 Reply Cliff1 year agoCliffI was possessive of my spouse. I finally, through meditation, was able to let go of this. It evoked freedom. 6 Reply Mica1 year agoMicaThank heavens, for your spouse – congrats, Cliff 4 Reply Trish1 year agoTrishLetting go of the need to control everything has allowed me so much freedom. I don’t know what’s gonna happen. I do know it will all work out beautifully & this allows me to enjoy the process~this whole life journey. Not knowing is scary but it’s also exhilarating & my trust and faith is growing in love. 8 Reply Journey1 year agoJourneyHi Trish, Thank you, you’ve written my thoughts as well. I’m very OCD and have need to control everything. There is a saying “Let Go and Let God”, I need to follow that more often. 5 Reply Trish1 year agoTrishHi, Journey! It’s a lifelong process, that’s for sure. What a great path we are on!! 6 Reply Butterfly1 year agoButterflyHi Trish, I was contemplating this question and came back to write my thoughts only to find you have already written them for me 😊 5 Reply Trish1 year agoTrishHi, Butterfly! We are “letting go” together🙂 5 Reply 1 2 Next » My Private Gratitude Journal Write an entry in your private gratefulness journal Get Started This site is brought to you by A Network for Grateful Living, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. All donations are fully tax deductible in the U.S.A. DONATE https://gratefulness.org/content/uploads/2015/03/GX-Gold-Participant-L.png Community Engagement Guidelines Privacy Policy [email protected] Connect with us on Social Media: © 2000 - 2022, A Network for Grateful Living Website by Briteweb
