It wasn’t something I intentionally set out to do; it’s more like I realized it after it was already happening.
Life had become far too crushing, too busy, too loud. I was drowning.
I started pulling back just a bit. Simple things, really. Unfollowing or even unfriending people who constantly upset me on Facebook. Stepping away from friends who drained my energy instead of refueling it.
I looked at my writing projects. A few brought me joy. Many brought me to tears. I hated them. They didn’t speak to me in any way. I needed to get rid of the excess. I cut some projects. I accepted ones that made me smile. I left my publishers amicably and found a new publisher for a few books. I’m taking control.
We’re eating much cleaner. I tossed things (even shoes!) out of my closet that I haven’t worn in a year. Knickknacks are going. Things that we keep just because we’ve always had them, they’re gone. If we don’t love it, out it goes. I don’t have time to be bogged down by all this! None of us do. Life is far too short!
If you don’t love it, lose it. If it weighs you down, let it go.
Break it all. You can build everything back up after you tear out all of the refuse. Toxic friendships, killing obligations, furniture and junk in your house that sucks up your air and uses all of your living space. You really can get rid of it, and I can tell you that I’ve never felt so liberated.
Is there something in particular that is holding you back? Try releasing it and seeing what happens. š
Best of luck to you, my friends.
4 Comments on “Letting Go”
I think you’re a spectacular person, Mercedes.
I admire that you can do it. I have so much stuff! Boxes and boxes of stuff I haven’t used in years! So many phone cords, cables, connecters, gizmos, and doodads. Because I KNOW if I throw something away I will need it desperately the next week and won’t be able to get another one. i JUST KNOW it!
You’re amazing and an inspiration. š
I am also currently learning to let go and also learning to face my fears. Hard lessons but at the end of the day it’s worth it. You are unique and I think that’s brilliant and amazing. š