I must slowly learn to lose control, to let go the petals when it is time...learn step by softly-treading step, that what I am, what we are, is the Power to move and be moved, to change and be changed. ~ Linda Roach
Letting go doesn't mean releasing our grip on life and falling into the abyss below. Letting go is a gentle process of easing the grip on some facet of our lives: an obsession, a character defect, or a negative feeling towards someone...We must guide ourselves gradually. We cannot resolve that tomorrow morning we're going to totally eliminate a character defect. But what we can do is become willing to let go. We need to prepare ourselves to change gently, step by step.
I need to remember letting go is a gradual process. With the help of my Higher Power, I can begin to let go.
Thank you for your share. It made me think that letting go doesn't mean to give up. If that were the case then I'd let go and drink. Letting go is so critical to being serene and it's also so hard. So incredibly hard. I've been holding onto fear, self-pity, and worthlessness for the majority of the day. How does this serve me? Well, it serves my alcoholism. It gets me one step closer through an emotional relapse. It certainly does not serve the person I want to become. I have that bit of light inside me that others tell me is there although it's invisible to my eye. I experience it sometimes, but if I don't feed it, it hides again. Thank you for this reminder of letting go. I need to pray now and let go of some things. Lots of love, Chaya
To me, ... 'Letting go' ... releases my 'thinking' self to think of more soothing things, to not let my 'thinking' self get all consumed by selfish or negative or angry 'thinking' ... cause that kind of thinking doesn't help me anyway, they're only destructive and not the 'constructive' thinking I need to have ...
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
This is the stuff my gentle, loving sponsors use to give me in calming tones and when I listened and continued to practice lowly listening eventually my grip would open and all the negative thoughts and emotions which were attached to me like velcro fell out and off and I did find sanity and serenity.
It works when I work it...Mahalo for the "aged gold" lesson.
