“Let it go“

Living in an illusion essentially means nothing is real. There is nothing on earth that happens to us that can touch who or what we really are. Dwelling on the unfortunate things we did to others or that happened to us in the past throws us into a cycle. The more we think of certain events, the sadder or angrier we become. A process that ensures the past continues to affect our present moment. Our egos tend to take things personally, but it is hardly ever so. We are all growing and evolving, and our actions simply reflect where we are on the journey.

Forgiveness benefits us by releasing the anger and resentment that blocks our energy flow. At times, the people who have hurt us are unaware or don’t care. Precisely why forgiveness is necessary, while reconciliation is optional. Human nature is flawed, and everyone will hurt us at some point, but discerning who is worth it helps with the choice of reconciliation. In the same way we sometimes want others to give us second chances, we too should consider giving certain people another chance. Ultimately, life is simply using people to teach us and provide various experiences. It is all part of the game.

The more life we experience the more baggage we are likely to carry, but what if we decided to just drop the weight. To voice out our pain in person or write a letter that will never be read. To scream. To cry. To workout. To journal. Anything we choose, until we let go. Until we can walk through life open and light. Maybe we can only carry the lessons we learnt from hurting others and being hurt in return. Maybe we can forgive ourselves for not knowing better at the time, for the situations we allowed ourselves to be in. Maybe we can forgive ourselves for the things we let people do to us, for not setting and upholding boundaries. Perhaps letting go is as easy as deciding to start over . . . a clean slate and new beginning.