As you get older, there's the need to let go.
Letting go is not always easy.
It may mean leaving the home where you raised your children, saying good bye to a loved one, or stepping back from a role of leadership to a role of supporter. Letting go is an inevitable event in life, and as you age, letting go becomes a more prominent theme.
Recently watching loved ones age and make big decisions about life has made me think about this theme. It has also made me realize that letting go can lead to embracing new routines, people, and events too. It is a regular part of life's journey throughout life, however, it is more prominent in your later years.
As I think of letting go, there are some life ways I want to embrace.
First, I want to make sure that I hold on to and support the positive relationships in my life as much as possible. I want to see those people for whom they are and support their quests to live good lives. I am fortunate to have a number of wonderful people who are close to me, and I don't want to give up on those people. That's a priority.
And, I don't want material things to bog down my journey--there's few things of value to me, and more I get rid of the rest of the stuff, the more time and energy I'll have for the events, people, places, and items I truly cherish.
I want to make sure that I make time for what is most meaningful to me--the events, people, and places that truly make life joyful and worthwhile--it's easy to miss out on what you really love if you are not purposeful about your time and choices.
As for the heavy, negative, and troubling people, places, and events in life--I want to minimize my interactions. We don't need to fill our lives with unneeded negativity and challenge.
I think it's best to be mindful of letting go before you are forced to let go. It seems like if you make this part of living when possible, it will be less abrupt and challenging. Of course you can't plan for letting go when it strikes spontaneously, but you can plan on the fact that as you age and as life changes, your needs and interests will change too, and you can plan for that. Onward.
Letting go is not always easy.
It may mean leaving the home where you raised your children, saying good bye to a loved one, or stepping back from a role of leadership to a role of supporter. Letting go is an inevitable event in life, and as you age, letting go becomes a more prominent theme.
Recently watching loved ones age and make big decisions about life has made me think about this theme. It has also made me realize that letting go can lead to embracing new routines, people, and events too. It is a regular part of life's journey throughout life, however, it is more prominent in your later years.
As I think of letting go, there are some life ways I want to embrace.
First, I want to make sure that I hold on to and support the positive relationships in my life as much as possible. I want to see those people for whom they are and support their quests to live good lives. I am fortunate to have a number of wonderful people who are close to me, and I don't want to give up on those people. That's a priority.
And, I don't want material things to bog down my journey--there's few things of value to me, and more I get rid of the rest of the stuff, the more time and energy I'll have for the events, people, places, and items I truly cherish.
I want to make sure that I make time for what is most meaningful to me--the events, people, and places that truly make life joyful and worthwhile--it's easy to miss out on what you really love if you are not purposeful about your time and choices.
As for the heavy, negative, and troubling people, places, and events in life--I want to minimize my interactions. We don't need to fill our lives with unneeded negativity and challenge.
I think it's best to be mindful of letting go before you are forced to let go. It seems like if you make this part of living when possible, it will be less abrupt and challenging. Of course you can't plan for letting go when it strikes spontaneously, but you can plan on the fact that as you age and as life changes, your needs and interests will change too, and you can plan for that. Onward.