Letting go

What is it time for me to let go of?

Besides the fact that I just left a preposition to dangle, what does this question make you think about?

I'm reading a book called Managing Transitions. It is a book about organizational change and what that means and how to navigate through it.

But when I read the sentence, "What is it time for us to let go of" it hit me on a more personal note. I have been feeling like I'm in a state of animation. Not the kind where you look like Buggs Bunny, but the kind where you are just hanging there. Not planted on the ground where things are moving. Not headed in any particular direction. Waiting for the wind to blow, sending you in a direction, or waiting for the right time to open your sail to catch the wind and start on your journey.

But WHAT journey? In order to head in a new direction or take on a new challenge, you must let go of something. An idea. An ideal. A dream. A comfort. A notion.

What is it time for me to let go of?

Comments

[GraceD]

Kris, lovey, I dearly want to embrace the spirit of this concept, but the faulty construction of that sentence is too distracting.

However, it's always good for me to let go of the perceived goal, but to enjoy the journey. There is no winning, nothing "to get", no where "to get to." The path itself is what it's about.

Love and zen,
Grace

[Suebob]

I came up with a mantra that has made letting go of things so much easier. In the past couple weeks I have quit drinking my nightly half bottle of wine and quit caffeine. Exercise and food issues are next - wish me luck.

My magic mantra is "I want a better life." When I come to the intersection of want vs need, I ask myself "What do I want?" I want a better life. I don't know why, but that makes it simpler for me.