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The True Meaning of Letting Go |
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Written by Anne Marie Bennett
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Picture this: I'm happily settling into my airplane window
seat,
on my way to Buffalo on a business trip (this was almost 20
years ago). I glance out the window and what do I see? A baggage
handler lifting my suitcase off of the conveyor belt and
carrying it back inside the terminal.
This is when I truly learned the meaning of letting go. Up until
that very moment, I believed I was in control. Small things, big
things. I hadn't come up against much in my life yet that
required a complete and total surrender. Enter that baggage
handler. With my suitcase.
There was nothing that I could do. Absolutely nothing. It did
cross my mind to run screaming down the airplane's narrow aisle,
but I realized that that wouldn't get me anywhere fast. So I sat
back in my seat, and decided to enjoy the flight. To truly let
go of that suitcase.
And do you know what? When I got to Buffalo, my suitcase was
already there! Don't ask me how. This one goes into that big
mysterious book of life's unanswerable questions. But it was
there. I realized that it would have been there even if I'd
spent that whole flight worrying and fretting about it, which I
hadn't. I'm glad I enjoyed the ride instead.
Try This Today: Pause for a few moments right now. What is there
in your life that you need to let go of? It might be something
small, like the way your daughter does her homework, or
something bigger, like a past relationship. Whatever it is,
picture it as my suitcase in the above story, being carried away
by a uniformed "baggage handler." Realize that there is nothing
you can do about it...it's being taken out of your life. How
does it feel to let it go? Breathe into that feeling, whatever
it is, and don't judge it. Just allow it to be.
About the Author:
Anne Marie Bennett is a writer, SoulCollage® facilitator
&
artist who enjoys playing with color & words. She feels closest
to her own soul when she is writing, creating art, & sharing
the
gift of SoulCollage® with others. Anne Marie lives, writes,
laughs, sings (and creates her own SoulCollage® cards!) in
Massachusetts. If you're curious about SoulCollage®, please
visit -
www.kaleidosoul.com
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