The Art of Letting Go

by Rania Naim

Anything that feels forced or harder than it should be or causes you pain and distress is not meant for you. Having this mentality or faith will help you overcome the reluctance that comes with making a decision of whether or not you should let go.

The more you fight for something that is not meant for you, the more it will fight you. You may get what you want in the end, but it may not last and you may not feel at ease with it.

The only thing more unthinkable than leaving was staying; the only thing more impossible than staying was leaving. —Elizabeth Gilbert

There is power in letting go, a power that brings more peace and serenity than being stuck in situations that make your heart a bit heavier each and every day.

If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello. —Paulo Coelho

I think part of the reason we hold on to something so tight is because we fear something so great won’t happen twice. —Anonymous

We convince ourselves that good things won’t happen twice; we will not be able to find someone who is that great again or who makes us feel this way again. Or we won’t be able to find a job like that again, or something we are that passionate about again. The truth is, you will always find something or someone that makes you feel this way again, new passions will emerge and good things will happen twice and as many times as they want, and will probably be a better and more convenient fit for you.

The truth is if you reach a point where letting go is the only option, it usually means that this thing or someone already let you go. You are trying to stay in a place where you are not welcome anymore.

If an opportunity passed you by, it didn’t really want to stop at your station, if someone let you go, they didn’t really want to stay, if someone else got what you were praying for, this blessing was not written for you to begin with and you will be blessed in another way. As you keep learning the art of letting go, let go of your fear, of your past, of your mistakes, of your insecurities, of your failures, of your self-doubt.

Don’t lose who you are, even if you don’t know yourself yet. In life, we are constantly reinventing ourselves, but don’t give up things you once loved and sacrifice your independence.

It’s hard to let go, but it’s harder to be unhappy. Some happiness is only temporary and sometimes making a hard decision requires you to find happiness that isn’t.

You have to truly love yourself, inside and out, before you can be in a successful relationship. We learn to love ourselves more and more each day through growth. Making our own independent decisions without seeing them through someone else’s eyes, helps us to find out who we truly are.

Be brave, and be bold. I learned that no matter how hard it is, it’s so important to say what you mean, and mean what you say. Not only are you being honest with others, but being honest with yourself.