Compassion Challenge Day 2 – Letting Go

Letting Go

In order to bring about permanent change there comes a time when we need to look at what are we holding on to that is holding us back. Reflecting on this can allow dependencies to become supports to help us move forward instead. To be truly free there is a level of faith in oneself and in other, that is established. By dealing with and letting go of our fears around survival and material needs, we become happier and more wholesome beings.

Exercise

The key in letting go is practice. Each time we let go, we disentangle ourselves from our expectations and begin to experience things as they are – Sharon Salzberg

From time to time, life begins to feel heavy. Much of it comes from carrying the heaviness of yesterday. Stories, habits, beliefs that are old and no longer of use. The act of letting go is essential for stepping into newer and truer versions of our being. Wipe off the dust and remove the weeds by writing on a paper 3 things you’d like to let go of today, once written put the paper in the bin and let it go. Feel the release!

8 Comments

  1. Sandra on 2nd January 2021 at 8:47 am

    Thank you. A much needed reminder. X

  2. motielall singh on 2nd January 2021 at 9:24 am

    Let the past be the past and move forward in happiness

  3. motielall singh on 2nd January 2021 at 9:26 am

    So true, that is let the past be the past and move forward in happiness

  4. Susi on 2nd January 2021 at 10:06 am

    Thank you for sharing. It was a simple, but powerful exercise. Made me realise how much I unnecessarily hold onto things, when it is so refreshing to move forward.

  5. Juliette on 2nd January 2021 at 10:22 am

    A true statement, but not always easy to do, especially when you loose a loved one.

  6. A. R on 2nd January 2021 at 10:33 am

    Wonderful, so well said .

  7. Mark Scott on 4th January 2021 at 4:02 am

    “Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to be”

    Alan Watts

  8. SUBRATA MODAK on 6th January 2023 at 5:40 am

    The most important practice of letting go,
    What I feel,
    letting go from yourself , what causes heaviness in your mind. Once if it possible then we can face any situation and letting go will be easier.

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