We all have heard that to let go and be free.
Sometimes we let go when we are tired of holding on and we realize that holding on only is creating more suffering.
Letting go does not mean giving up hope. It means acknowledging our current pain and suffering does not help our situation and the situation is beyond our control.
Letting go sometimes means accepting the "worst case" scenario and doing our best effort based on what we can change. This does not mean to think of worst case. This means we let go of worry and fear of the worst case happening constantly and focusing what we actually can do (being present).
Before we let go, sometimes we may feel that something within us is dying. After all we do not like to let go of a person we love or an ideal we have desired for so long.
As we let go, all of sudden peace and ease overcome us. All the burdens, all the stress, all the controls and all the responsibilities of holding on to something that we have a minimum control is released. With letting go we are no longer hostage to our worst case fears.
Copyright . 2017 by Shervin Hojat
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And then, in 1992, a rehabilitation doctor told me that I needed to, "get help." I put it off, but finally requested six months assistance money from the state to get started. From the first person I hired to help take care of me in my home, I was relieved of the great burden and able to continue to go to work with more energy and on time once again. Within about five years, I became totally dependent upon others for most of my life functions. Shopping. Cooking. Housecleaning. Bathing. Dressing. Going to bed. Getting up in the morning. Preventing injury and health problems. Etc. etc.
Essentially, I gave up my independence to become totally dependent upon others. I still have my autonomy and can write these lines with ease while I am alone for about 10 hours each day. Giving up was hard. But by giving up and letting go, my life became easier.
Ron