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The Art Of Letting Go

“Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on”

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“Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on” -Eckhart Tolle

Letting go is something that I have always struggled with. I tend to hang on to parts of my life. I hang on to things like relationships, friendships, anxieties, arguments, and I even hang on to one of my dad’s sweatshirts. The main reason I hang on to these things is because I’m not good with change. I don’t like moving on… it doesn’t feel natural and it is a challenge. While hanging on to things feels comfortable, it often leads to pain and stress. Eventually, things accumulate and the baggage I carry around weighs me down.

I have quickly learned in college that without letting go, I am unable to move forward with life. Things that weighed me down in High School can’t continue to weigh me down in college. I can’t hang on to every relationship, argument, anxiety, and painful memory because that doesn’t leave room for the new things that will come with the next chapter in my life.

In Proverbs 4:25-27 God says “Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.”

God wants us to let go and fix our eyes ahead. By allowing the past to consume us, we are allowing God to get further away. Sometimes you just have to let go and trust God. That argument that you had with your mom 2 years ago doesn’t matter anymore because God has new things in store for you.

Is letting go easy for you? Or do you struggle with the heavy baggage?

Letting go isn’t easy and I don’t think it’s supposed to be. It can be hard to accept the idea of change. Holding on to the past is a way for preventing things from changing. However, if you’re holding on… are you really giving your future a chance? Without new experiences and change you don’t know whats out there. I have learned that College is an adventure and its a time to let go of your baggage and start over. I’m starting my future here… I don’t plan to let my past get in the way of that!

So, the question is… Are you going to stay in the past, or are your going to learn how to let go and experience something new?

Don’t take it from me… just listen to my friend Elsa

“Let it go, let it go, can’t hold it back anymore”

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