All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.
~Henry Ellis
::elizabeth::
~Henry Ellis
::elizabeth::
Over the last 5 weeks, I have lived this. I have let go of almost everything in order to be on the 13 Moon Walk 4 Peace. I let go of my home of 20 years. I let go of plans, schedules and habits. I pared down and let go of personal belongings so that I could fit the clothes I needed for myself and Jude into a small duffle bag. And still there is more to let go of….I am learning this every day. And that in itself is a pathway to peace. When we can really let go of all that we feel we must have, of all that we feel we deserve, of all that we desire, we create an energetic pathway for peace to flow into our lives and into the world.
In the wake of all the surrender, we hold onto faith and trust that we are never alone, never really without. We make the path clear. And we realize we haven’t really given up anything at all.
::lisa::
Finding that balance between letting go and holding on is something I struggle with in many ways. Right now I especially feel that I am being challenged with this more so than at other points in my life. I try so hard to let go and see where life takes me, but one of the challenges that comes up for me is the “stuff” that I am attached to. Some of it is physical, such as my house, sewing machine, camera, etc. while other things seem more emotional, such as my children, parenting choices, life choices, etc. Whenever I feel a personal struggle I wonder if it could be solved by simply letting go, but worry about how to let go completely to something that means the world to me.
One thing I try to remind myself often, is that I am not perfect, and won’t make all the “right” decisions all the time. In fact, there is no “perfect”, but instead there is the ebb and flow of life. It is here that sometimes I let go, while other times I hold on tightly, and with each day I learn a little bit more about myself and finding what works or doesn’t.
In the wake of all the surrender, we hold onto faith and trust that we are never alone, never really without. We make the path clear. And we realize we haven’t really given up anything at all.
::lisa::
One thing I try to remind myself often, is that I am not perfect, and won’t make all the “right” decisions all the time. In fact, there is no “perfect”, but instead there is the ebb and flow of life. It is here that sometimes I let go, while other times I hold on tightly, and with each day I learn a little bit more about myself and finding what works or doesn’t.
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Join us in the piece together peace project by setting a personal peace intention for November. If you don't feel like you have time and energy for another 'project', this is most likely the perfect time to commit to peace in an intentional way..."Generate peace and it will regenerate you."-Notty Bumbo
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