Letting Go

At different stages of our lives we set ourselves goals, have aspirations and even make concrete plans of what we want to do and achieve in life.

These goals, aspirations and plans often change as we mature and grow. Of course our paths change as we develop mentally and physically and the things that were once important to us have now become obsolete. But what about the plans and goals we have that are rudely interrupted by circumstance or an unexpected turn in the road?

My current picture looked nothing like the picture I had painted in my head, and in the beginning that irritated me, made me sad and at times made me cry. But I realized that just because the pictures were different didn’t mean I had done something wrong, I just needed to embrace the new picture and find my path. But the problem was that I didn’t know what that path looked like and so I was filled with all these emotions. I had to deal with these emotions all the while knowing that my acceptance of what IS was helping to build a better future.

Sometimes it is not about focusing on what it WAS that we were trying to achieve or what our original picture was meant to include, but rather embracing the changes that have to be made, are necessary to be made and accepting that our new picture can be just as amazing, it's just different. Different doesn’t always mean bad, often our next painting can be even more fabulous and fulfilling than the first.

Our ego and emotions such as guilt, doubt, anger, self-pity and regret cloud our judgement and can prevent us from being able to move on. Once a choice has been made to do something, we follow through and if it doesn’t succeed or is not bringing us happiness,it is imperative to not allow guilt, self-pity, regret, anger or pain to consume us, but rather pick ourselves up, learn from the outcome of that choice, LET GO of our emotions and then find a new picture. Sometimes the best choice in life is simply to LET GO