How Can I Let Go If I Don't Know I'm Holding On?: Setting Our Souls Free

by Linda Douty

An exploration of the difficult, but necessary lesson of life―letting go―as a means of healing, maturing, and getting closer to God and who and what is important Letting go isn’t just saying good-bye to people, places, and things, as important as they may be. It's also about letting go of attitudes and ideas, such as perfectionism, resentment, worry, and judgmentalism―that keep us from growing in our relationships with God and others. Letting go is crucial to our spiritual and emotional health. In How Can I Let Go If I Don't Know I ’m Holding On? , Linda Douty examines a variety of letting-go struggles and offers ways to move on to a deeper spirituality. Weaving together her own experiences and the stories of others, she offers strategies for letting go of the things that keep us from a deeper relationship with the Divine. With practical suggestions and updated versions of spiritual classics such as lectio divina, plus questions for study and reflection, this book is a rich resource for personal spiritual growth as well as for group study. “Every major spiritual tradition endorses a key piece of It is by giving up, letting go, and renouncing attachments that we achieve fulfillment and job in life. Linda Douty’s book is a wide guide to accomplish this vital lesson.”―Larry Dossey, MD, author of The Extraordinary Power of Ordinary Things, Reinventing Medicine, and Healing Words

192 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2005

Reviews

[Priscilla King · Rating 2 out of 5]

One of my pet peeves is when people try to avoid helping each other (or themselves!) resolve a reality problem by just sitting around and trying to fix their feelings about the problem. Does not work. Fix facts first: feelings follow. There may be people who find that books like this one help lower their blood pressure. They raise mine.

If you, yourself, are the person who can't bear to let go of the hope of recovering custody of your child even though your child is now 22 years old, and so you're not able to pack up the child's old toys and rent out the room...and if you also can resist any temptation to hand this book to anyone else...then "How Can I Let Go" might be a good choice for you.

For most people, I think this book is useless and might be harmful.

[Billy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book helps us to see the things we cling to unknowingly. The author gives guidance on how to let go and live a more graceful life.

[Amyschwarz · Rating 3 out of 5]

We used this book for my mom's group at church. Interesting ideas and great topics to foster discussion.