It is very important to recognize when something needs to be shed in our lives. When it feels heavy, is holding you back or is no longer aligned with who you are – or want to be!
If you have a hard time letting something go, the below questions may help:
1. Does the person/circumstance/habit etc. makes me feel good or bad?
2. Does it add to my life or take something away?
3. Is it for my highest good?
4. Does it support me, or break me down?…..and of course, is it worth any more of my time!
Knowing when to “let go” is just as important as knowing when to “hold on”. It can be even harder to let go if we are habitually attached. Its actually less about what/whom you are giving up, and more about a habit that needs breaking!
The same goes for projecting an ideal image onto a not so great reality. We get lost in the illusion of perfection we project, and can completely miss the reality of the person/situation until it hits us on the head!
For example: Did you ever think you were in love with someone only to find out your were in love with the idea of them? That you never really knew them at all to actually love them (we’ve all had one of those). Its the same thing. We can hinge ourselves to our own illusions of perfection and fail to realize the “prize” we hold dear (and cannot let go of) is just a puff in our own head! That is why…it should be shed! …I think I just rhymed.