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I had a poignant conversation with my brother the other day. It struck a chord because of its loving honesty. We were talking about life and how often it seems to turn out nothing like we think it will when we are young.
When the stress of creating the life we dream is too much we act as if we have no other options. The truth is, most of the time, we have this beautiful thing called choice.
Being in a place of choice requires forethought and consciousness. It means having self awareness and facing fears. It is about asking tough questions of our inner self and listening to it when it answers.
We all have a choice to “give up” or to “let go”. Giving up means resigning yourself to something, usually a negative outcome. Letting go is intentionally acknowledging you are choosing something different, even when you don’t know what it is yet. It’s therapeutic to let go. Giving up tends to be the opposite. Giving up seems to happen in an instant. Letting go is a process.
When we let go of what is not working finally, finally there is room for a new outcome. Even better when we have the courage to embrace what we truly want and need, letting go seems like the most natural thing in the world.
How do you live in a place of letting go instead of giving up?
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Hard to say. Usually when I give up something it's because it wasn't really suited for me. The things we stick with are the things more aligned with who we really are, I think. What would Netchick say?
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