7. Letting go

Let go of what does not serve your highest good.

Life goes on.
You go on.

I read the following in articles:
- Happiness is a choice. Be good to yourself.
- To "let go" is to fear less and love myself more.

- Listen to your body. Oftentimes, we ignore those signals and choose to follow what everybody else is telling us to do instead.

- "Criticism is something you can easily avoid by saying nothing, doing nothing, being nothing." ~Aristotle

- What if we let go of our conditions, and just loved and accepted ourselves and others exactly the way we and they are right now?

- Focus inward. It’s important to make a difference in the world. Yes, it’s important to help people, but you have to start with yourself.

- The human spirit has the capacity to overcome almost anything. When we let go of the thought that we can’t heal from something that has deeply wounded us, we open ourselves up to the growth potential this event holds. It might take a lot of time, help from professionals, and deep soulful work on our part. But healing from these types of wounds can be the most transformative and powerful things we do in our lives.

- Letting Go Is a Work in Progress. What do you do when you’re really looking forward to your morning cup of joy and realize you’re out of coffee? Or when a friend cancels a date that you’ve been looking forward to?
- Learning to let go of the things that are not serving you will free up energy and resources and you will begin to reap the benefits of a grateful, joyful life.
- "When you live in harmony with the enduring part of yourself, it will contribute to an overall sense of being indestructible." ~Verse 55

(This is the seventh of the most important lessons I have learned so far.)