Dear You,
I cannot believe that it is Sunday already. I didn’t mean to skip posting on Friday, but it was Juneteenth 2.0 and we were all celebrating and enjoying family time.
I hope that you are feeling refreshed, rejuvenated and ready to jump back into another work week or just another week of productivity.
This week I want to focus on the importance of letting go and how letting go can bring about change, healing and growth.
If I’m being honest, I struggle to let go. You know that picture of the little girl with either a rose or a teddy bear and Jesus has the big teddy bear or the bouquet of roses waiting in exchange for the small thing that the girl is holding?
Yeah I’m the little girl. I don’t want to let go of what I have because I fear what’s on the other side of letting go. But letting go is a good thing and a necessary thing. For example: Do you remember a time where you were in a situationship but you desperately desired companionship and a real relationship that could lead to something? Do you remember a time where you were working at a dead end job but you desired full-time with benefits and opportunities for growth? Do you remember being in a cyclical phase of self-harm but you desperately wanted a mental health routine that could free you and provide you with better coping strategies? I know I remember times in my life where I fit into each of these categories. But it wasn’t until I let go of what wasn’t serving me that I finally found peace or love or joy or the thing that I never knew I needed. Sometimes the little things seem like they are the biggest things in the world. Back to the little girl, she knew that she had a teddy bear but it was small, maybe beat up, needed some more love and life to it, it was missing an eyeball, stuffing was limited and there Jesus was holding behind him this bigger and better teddy bear. One that had two eyeballs, full stuffing, new life. We oftentimes get caught up in our old ways, our ways that don’t serve us any longer And this can be hard but I promise you it’ll be worth it. Imagine giving up your way now temporarily for something that is beyond better than what you could ever think. I don’t mean to be “oh so churchy” but we gotta think long term in terms of what we are willing to hold on to and what we are willing to let go of. Believe you me, the things that we are holding on to aren’t going to be the things that are going to last long term. They are temporary. They are quick fixes. They are bandaids that we are using to heal things that need surgery. Allow yourself to go through the hard healing so that you can show up as the woman or man that you want to be. It’ll be worth it!
Let go so you can grow!
I’ll be praying for your strength to do so,
Me.
I love you! You got this! Keep going!
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