The Power of Letting Go #ThePowerProject #2016 #selfhelp

Though I decided to deviate from Gretchen Rubin’s Happiness Project, there were still concepts that I found helpful to my Power Project. One way she organized her research and self-study was by month—introducing one focus/concept per month and developing her resolutions accordingly.
Being the magpie that I am, I made January my month to explore The Power of Letting Go.
This month's mascot!Let it go! Let it go!

I’ve heard plenty ‘a guru pontificate on the power of letting go, but I’ve always resisted it. It seemed too passive of an approach. I’m trying to learn how to be powerful here! Not lay on my back and take it! But then I thought of some of the amazing people from history who enacted power through passive actions. Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks come to mind. And the actions of these amazing women provide me with enough belief that power—true, transformative, world-changing power—can come from a place of seeming passivity. So, long story short, at last I am embracing this idea of letting go.
Letting go is related to the Buddhist concept of non-attachment. It’s not clinging to negative emotions. Not feeding your anger. Not going over grievances again and again in your mind. Not worrying about things that coulda, woulda, mighta happen. Or complaining.
So I chose a few resolutions for the month of January that I think will help me explore The Power of Letting Go.
·          Don’t complain·          Forgive·          Get rid of something·          Appreciate myself
I can tell you that after a week of going at this, “Don’t complain” has been the absolutely toughest resolution so far. Who knew I was so disgruntled?! I will write a post about complaining later. This post is simply about January in general and some posts you can expect in the coming weeks, all in the vein of “letting go”.
Forthcoming posts:
The Power of Not Complaining
The Power of Forgiveness
The Power of Getting Rid of Your Shit (De-cluttering Physical/Mental Space)
The Power of Doing it Now
The Power of Appreciating Yourself and Your Progress
Letting Go of Thoughts
Letting Go of Stories and Self-Limiting Beliefs
Letting Go of the Need to Speak
Letting Go of Worry and Fear
Letting Go of the Need to Be Right
Letting Go of Judgment
Letting Go of the Need to Control
Do you struggle with any of these? Any resolutions of your own? Let me know! J