I’ve spent far too much time away from my love of writing. Fear, insecurity, doubt: there are plenty of excuses keeping me from this blog. But no matter! Here we go.
As the year draws to a close, most of us are reflecting on it and hoping for great experiences in the next, right? Last Friday I had an incredible opportunity to go to a workshop at my yoga studio called Let It Go 2014. While the majority of the time was spent practicing, we spent a portion meditating and journaling about the things we expect of 2015.
First, my teacher guided us, we were to write on one page of our journals what we hoped to manifest or change from 2014, that is, what we hoped to take into the new year and develop toward a deeper purpose. Then, on a separate page, we wrote what we meant to release from 2014, the things that no longer serve us, whether they be sentiments, relationships, habits… Then we ripped the “release” page and handed them in. I kept wondering… Will she burn those? She had no clue to whom each page belonged, so anonymity was not an issue, but a part of me didn’t want to share the things I hope to release.
Mid-practice, it hit me: If I’m TRULY going to release it, who cares what happens to that paper?
Letting go is not an easy feat. We speak of it often, reminding each other to “just let it go”, as though we’ve reached this stage of wisdom and understanding, whilst cloaked in pretension. (I’m quite aware of my use of “whilst” in that pretentious sentence.)
Meanwhile, our own practice of letting go is often lacking. Even of the little things, like what someone else chooses to do with my “release” page, which is really just trash.
So while this year pressed and pulled me into far too many directions, I am thankful for this: I am beginning a journey of learning to let go. Of learning to legitimately move forward. Of manifesting the beauty and gifts I’ve been blessed with in my time on Earth.
In my classes lately, I often tell my students– in hopes of reminding my own person– to be thankful for the strengths and limitations of their bodies and their minds, along with the opportunities to grow. Whatever or Whomever you believe in, a Higher Power offers us endless chances to learn. To let go of what no longer serves us in order to reach our full potential.
What are you taking into 2015? What will you choose to leave behind? Wherever you are in your journey, share with me! I love to know what’s happening in the lives around me. Namaste, lovely readers.
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This picture is of the site of my accident last April… It serves as a reminder as to who I was and who
I have become, as well as an inspiration to continue!
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