Letting Go

In keeping up with my 30 day challenge here is my day 3 topic of the day - "Letting Go"

Letting go can mean a lot of things to many people.
I've heard of "letting go and letting God" which in its sense speaks high volume. I've always interpreted that to mean letting go of all ones worries, fears and putting all their trust in God. You have to have faith in achieving such a task and of course you have to believe.

For me "letting go" meant I was no longer living in the past, I was freeing myself to live in the present.  I was still bitter at my ex for cheating and having multiple children, I was bitter that he refused to support his children, I was beating myself up for my failed marriage. I forgave him and the minute I did that I hatred which was holding my back dissipated and I was free!

My goal moving forward was letting go of all the negativity that was in my life. Whether it be friends, a significant other, foods that were making me unhealthy, you get the picture.  It has worked out well for me so far.  I had one friend who was also a single mom whom I've known for a few years.  She is I think a sweet (naive) person but I felt she was never a good friend, It was all about her.  She complained and always had an excuse as to why she couldn't find a man, why her kids never listened, why she was fired from her last job (get this- she told me she was fired because her kids were interracial - WHAT???) Ok can you say lawsuit? Of course that never happened. I felt like she was draining the life out of me, I was emotionally drained so I had to let her go.

As I've gotten older I've realized that life is too short to worry about the insignificant things.  I've let go so those things that anger me will no longer control me.  And while I'm not at that threshold where I would like to be I am getting there.


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