Letting go: opportunities to grow
Let go of the old so you can completely take hold of the new. ~ Joyce Meyers
As we welcome spring’s official appearance in Northern Arizona’s Rim Country, the possibility of a new season breathes fresh life into me. But without the end of one season, we can’t welcome a new season—which holds true in life, too. We say goodbye to the teenage years when we enter our twenties. When we retire, we bid farewell to our vocation (or sometimes pursue a new calling). This past year, I’ve practiced my share of letting go—of expectations, physical clutter and old mindsets, routines and conveniences. I’ve also let go of friendships that have grown apart. Recently, I ran into a roadblock with a book I’m writing. Yet once I let go of my expectations, I was free to consider other possibilities. I’ve determined that if I’m afraid to let go—of whatever it is—I risk the opportunity to grow.
Is there something you need to let go?
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You raise an excellent point about losing the risk of growing if you continue to hold onto things. Happy to hear about all the ways you have let go – even if some of those things were difficult to let go of – so that you could see what opportunities were waiting for you!
The main thing I need to let go of is my current job. I’m holding onto it until June 8th (the last day of school). What awaits me, though, is the associate director position at a local museum. I’m sticking with the job to complete the school year for the kids who need me. However, once I let go of that, I am excited to think of all the ways I will grow, challenge myself, and be doing something that I know feels more in alignment with what I am meant to do.
Thank you, Ann. It’s so easy to get stuck in a rut, but letting go has freed us to explore what might be. We’ve gotten a better idea of what not to do, what to do differently and we’re in a place of being ready for what might be next.
And how exciting: less than three months away! I am excited to see the doors that open for you, Ann, with this new venture. And you never know how the experience at your current job will be used. I know that none of our experiences go to waste. Life sure is one big adventure, isn’t it?