We have a choice when a situation occurs or when a thought comes to mind. Our choice is to hold on to it or let it go. Some things we hold on to temporarily and then let go. The ones to watch for are the ones that we hold on to and choose to integrate into our sense of self. We have an amazing capacity for adaptability as human beings and even though we don’t realize it, it means that we are very capable of change. I have learned that maturity is a process of letting go. Given that things are always changing, I am granted opportunities to evaluate that which I have accumulated over the years and decide if they are still useful in my life. I do this with the physical things in my life, but isn’t it just as important to do it with ideas and ways of being? I wear out clothes, electric equipment I use is outdated–heck we rush out to get the latest cell phone version but our resistant to upgrading ourselves? The ones that I have the hardest time abdicating are the ones that I have integrated into my sense of self. I experience the pain of the retention of an old idea only to the extent to which I am resistant to letting it go. When I believe that it is an essential part of who I am then fear creeps in to ask “Who will you be without this?” How about freer? Freer to live in the moment, freer to be open to what is possible, freer to grow into something more than I could have imagined myself to be. God marvels at how we grow and change over time and moment to moment. I wonder if God is saddened when we hold on so tightly to one thing and cannot have an open hand to receive something greater? The beauty and patience of God is that when we are ready to let go, God is ready to give. My prayer for us today is that we be open to looking at one idea of how we define ourselves and ask, is this one idea whose time has come to rest? Make it a great one! Peace~Colleen
Are you willing to stop and ask yourself if one of those ideas of who you are is still true today? Share in the comments.
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