Today's prompt is Let Go: What (or whom) did you let go of this year. And why?
Authored by Alice Bradley
Control. I have control issues. I don't like it when other people make decisions for me. I also tend to make decisions for other people. Especially my children. My teen aged children. What I have had to let go is the idea that I can make all the decisions on their behalf. That I can spare them anguish and heartache by keeping them safe. That I can speed up the decision making by choosing for them. They don't want me to make all their choices. And I should not. They need to learn. I had to let them make choices and experience the consequences.
I had to learn to "lean into the sharp edges" of life. Pema Chodrin talks about standing firm and leaning in rather than fleeing. Embrace the rough bits. In the end you fare better. But, it is no picnic. It is hard and the sharp edges pierce your heart. You think you might die. But, you don't.
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