November : Letting Go
"The quiet, powerful work of unclenching." November arrives as an invitation. it invites us into the sacred practice of letting go. For a long time, I misunderstood what letting go meant. I thought it was giving up. I thought it signaled defeat, weakness, or a lack of commitment. As though releasing my grip somehow cancelled out all the effort, energy, love, and determination I had invested. What I have come to learn is something very different. Letting go is not giving up. Letting go is a conscious choice to trust. To trust the God of your understanding. To trust the work you have already done. To trust the seeds you have already planted. To trust that after doing all that you can humanly do, there comes a moment when holding on harder no longer serves the journey. There is courage in that moment. There is wisdom in recognizing the difference between persistence and attachment. Sometimes we hold on because we care deeply. Sometimes we hold on because we are afraid. Afraid ...