Clarity on the idea of "letting go"

I believe that our society is often confused by the idea of letting go. Letting go does not mean settling, nor does it mean giving up. It means letting go of what your life was, what you thought it might be and all of the things that were harmful to you in that portion of life. However, it does not mean giving up your dreams, or discontinuing work towards what you want your life to be.

This is the problem with the philosophy of just "being" and letting life throw you what it will. Life will present what is good for you, but you have to work for it, so that you are ready when it comes. This is the part that many people miss, or where they jump ship. You see, working for it means doing some painful inner work so that you can "let go" of all of the junk that is weighing you down, and that is a far cry from settling. Often, it means doing physical work so that you can acquire experience and skills needed for the next level. More often than not, it requires spiritual, mental, emotional and physical work, and is the most difficult, yet most rewarding work of your life. Do you have the strength to dig deep and challenge all that you are in order to move to the next level?

Let go, but refuse to settle.

I believe that we are placed where we need to be, and that there are lessons that we must learn while there. Lessons are continually presented to us until we learn them, and will follow you no matter where you go, and dammit, learning them for the last time takes some grit. The beautiful thing is, once these lessons are learned, you suddenly see that they are stepping stone to the next level.


In the clearing stands a boxer, 
and a fighter by her trade 
and she carries the reminders of every glove that laid her down or cut her 
'til she cried out in her anger and her shame, 
I am leaving, I am leaving the anger and shame
and you better believe that the 
THE FIGHTER STILL REMAINS

Stepping up with much love and clarity,

D