At what cost?
Sometimes accepting the lesson, through defeat, is part of the process. Letting go, or quitting, doesn’t mean you failed. It means you have adjusted the sails and are able to move to other things. It also allows for humility, acceptance, forgiveness and self-care.
I retreat when I am experiencing heavy stuff. I don’t want to talk. I don’t want to work it through. I just want it to move through me and out. I feel that the more it is discussed with others, the more the shit-show continues. I don’t want to add extra energy to the things I cannot control. I want to close it up and move on.
I am not a perfectionist… by far! So, I don’t have that tenacity to beat myself up trying and trying until I reach some insane irrational expectation. I can have a bad day, or bad week, or a challenging season but when it’s over I keep going on to the next thing.
Yesterday was such a day! And I made the mistake to challenge the Universe by saying out loud, “Really, that’s all you got? Give it to me all in one day so tomorrow I can get past it.” At that moment I felt the cosmos laugh and returned, “Just wait!”
Today is a new day. I refuse to carry the remains from an emotional exhausting day into this new dawn. I let go when the pain gets to be so insufferable that I can’t breathe. Life happens in cycles. This new day is an opportunity to create different experiences.
If you are at that threshold of holding on or letting go, do yourself a favor and just be. Don’t overanalyze it. If your body is asking you to let that crap go… do it. If you feel you can still hold on to whatever the challenge, do it.
You are the only one who knows what you can navigate and for how long.
I love you,
Millie
Moments with Millie 
Very true Millie….We have been schooled by so many rules that when you truly look at them you realize they don’t make sense. Just like ‘Don’t ever give up”…They want us to beat ourselves down into oblivion because then we are too tired to fight back. There are so many ‘rules’ that need rethinking now that the evil is being exposed. We have been hoodwinked by so many rules that our freedom and calm got lost along the way…Let it go and make room for a new day! Agreed! Thanks…take care…VK ❤
My sweet friend! Thank you. I love your comments. They are always insightful. Hugs back.