An Intentional Letting Go

Dear Friends,

This past weekend I spent a few days with some dear friends at the beach.  Saturday morning I took a long walk on the beach by myself, enjoying the smell of the ocean, the repetitive motion of the waves, and the sounds filling my ears.  

Last week I ended my post with the phrase “an intentional letting go”, and, turns out, that phrase has stuck with me personally and has continued to inform my life this past week.  

While I was chatting with a student last week, something she said gave me pause and allowed me to realize and internalize something.  I realized that I had been taking sole ownership of some deep seated stress that doesn’t belong solely to me.  It was a small, inconsequential turn of phrase she said, and yet it drastically changed how I was thinking and feeling about this space and time I am in.

As a result of that conversation, I have been working on intentionally letting go of the ownership of said stress.  Now, letting go of ownership doesn’t mean my responsibilities have suddenly gone away surrounding the stress…I still have to show up and work hard and fulfill my part, that hasn’t changed, but it’s not just on me.

As I was walking along the beach last weekend, I was marveling at how a shift in my thought process could make such a difference in my body and my mind.  Yes, I have the same amount of responsibilities, but the weight of the situation is so much less.

I hope this week we can all spend a little more time intentionally letting go of those areas in life we need to let go of.  

Have an amazing week.

Love
Krista