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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

She let go....



She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go.
She let go of the fear. She let go of the judgments. She let go of the confluence of opinions
swarming around her head. She let go of the committee of indecision within her. She let go of
all the 'right' reasons. Wholly and completely, without hesitation or worry, she just let go.
She didn't ask anyone for advice. She didn't read a book on how to let go. She didn't search
the scriptures. She just let go. She let go of all of the memories that held her back. She let go
of all of the anxiety that kept her from moving forward. She let go of the planning and all of
the calculations about how to do it just right.
She didn't promise to let go. She didn't journal about it. She didn't write the projected date in
her Day-Timer. She made no public announcement and put no ad in the paper. She didn't
check the weather report or read her daily horoscope. She just let go.
She didn't analyze whether she should let go. She didn't call her friends to discuss the matter.
She didn't do a five-step Spiritual Mind Treatment. She didn't call the prayer line. She didn't
utter one word. She just let go.
No one was around when it happened. There was no applause or congratulations. No one
thanked her or praised her. No one noticed a thing. Like a leaf falling from a tree, she just let go.
There was no effort .There was no struggle. It wasn't good and it wasn't bad.It was what it was, and it is just that.
In the space of letting go,She let it be. A small smile came over her face. A light breeze blew through her.
And the sun and the moon shone forevermore.
Ernest Holmes

3 comments:

Jennifer said...

I love this gloria.

patty said...

Gloria, I just read this through twice. I'm in a serious funk today and needed this - thank you, dear friend!

Jennifer said...

I just had to let you know that I have been thinking about this post all day. I just love it and had to reread it. I am going to write in my journal. So powerful. Thank you for sharing it.