Letting go is a running theme in the lessons I am learning in this life. But it\u2019s such a nebulous term. What does it mean? And how exactly are we to let go? There is so much to let go of: relationships, the past, the future, your definition of self, beliefs, attachments and emotions. What is it to let go of EVERYTHING? I recently came across the book, Letting Go, by David R. Hawkins, MD, PHD. The single most critical take away from this book is this: talking about it (expressing it), is NOT letting it go. In fact, talking it out, whatever IT is, simply gives more energy to it. The second critical takeaway from the book is that letting go is a specific, practical process. Here is my version of this process.
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It sounds too easy to be effective. But it WORKS. Try it! Like any skill, it takes practice. But it works the first time. The key is to understand that big emotional events will take more rounds of letting go to fully purge. So be patient. And there are always more emotions coming up all the time. Ideally, we can get to a state of continual release.\u00a0
And why does that matter? It comes down to crafting the life you want. You must release to receive. You have to make room for the new by letting go of the old. You know this. I don\u2019t have to tell you. But doing it – actually letting go of what no longer serves you (which is everything) – is another level of skill. So here it is. No more excuses. This is the practical step by step of how it\u2019s done. Try this with something simple and work your way up to letting go of self, letting go of desire for what you want, letting go of your need to control, of your need to know. It feels light and free. What an amazing book! It\u2019s well worth the read.\u00a0
Let me know how you apply it in your life.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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