Easier said than done. Easier to say you will move on from that boy, to say you will clean out your closet, to say you'll quit the job, to say you will stop drinking, stop smoking, to say you will stop comparing yourself to her.
Letting go sounds so freeing, so relaxing, so good. And it can be those things, but it will never be at first. If you're on the edge of a cliff, with a breathtaking view, and you fall, there's a lot to letting go. You fall, you hold on as long as possible, frantic, wanting to get back up, deciding to let go is dreadful, and when you do let go, there's a rush, there's a huge impact of pain, then there's peace.
When you let go, thinking about where you were before it went bad, on top of the mountain with the beautiful view, will make you hate the idea of letting go. But after things have gone wrong, you can't hold on, your only next move is to let go, but you have to remember, it ends with peace.
A fall is inevitable when you let go, but if you don't fall, you can't land, and you won't get to land somewhere better. The truth is, when you don't get rid of the toxic things in your life, how can you make room for anything good to enter?
You will land somewhere with a better man. Someone who respects you, makes you laugh, loves you more than you thought anyone could love you, and makes you forget where you just fell from. You will land somewhere with real happiness. Somewhere where all the alcohol and drugs can't measure up to the true joy you feel. You will land somewhere with a job you deserve. The job you look forward to going to everyday, where you're treated right, and where you can make the living you imagined for yourself. You will land somewhere with self confidence. Where you aren't consumed by thoughts of self hatred, where you can look in the mirror and be proud of what you see.
Do not settle for the seemingly beautiful view of one mountain. The top of one mountain is not the peak of your life. If you fall, it's only to land you somewhere better.
