Time to let go...
Updated: Sep 24
A significant part of my spiritual awakening journey and path of transformation back to my true, authentic self is releasing. Whether it’s releasing negative thoughts or behavioral patterns, relationships that no longer serve me, material belongings that I didn’t need or use, my job that no longer resonated, or even certain foods. Releasing is such an essential part of my journey. A lot of times, releasing caused emotional pain due to the strong attachment to whatever it was that needed releasing. Because I had lived for so long thinking negatively and reacting to situations in a negative way, when I began to evolve and had to release those patterns, it was challenging and painful to let go. I needed to realize and understand that when I release and let go of anything that no longer serves me, I continue to grow on my path and find spiritual peace within myself. I received clarity and guidance and could understand what lessons I needed to learn and why letting go was so beneficial to me in the first place. I also needed to realize that whenever I let something go, I make space and allow something new to come into my life.
Along my journey, I’ve had to and continue to release so much and let things fall away on their own. Below is a list (in no particular order) of what I've released over the years to become the person I am today and to continue growing on my spiritual path and journey. As long as I continue to grow and evolve, there will always be things I may need to let go of. What and how one person releases may differ from what and how another person releases. Although we are all connected and on this journey of transformation together, we all tend to release many everyday things at one point or another. Hopefully, sharing my list will help someone who is in the early stages of releasing on their journey and finding it hard to navigate.
Drinking Alcohol
Meat
Candy/Soda
Fast food
Spicy foods
Greasy foods
Milk/Dairy products
Juice/Artificial flavors
Material possessions (purses, shoes, clothes, household items) that I no longer use or need
Codependency issues
Negative thought patterns (low self-esteem, worthiness, victim mentality)
Emotional attachments (soulmate connection, foods, habits)
Anger issues
Resistance towards change
Karmic relationships/patterns, relationship patterns around patience and value
Resentment and feeling guilty towards myself and others
Social groups (parties, hangouts that involve drinking)
Meaningless conversations (negative gossip)
Watching TV for hours at a time
Violent movies or television shows
Unnecessary stress
Expectations: not trusting in (God, divine timing, Source, the unfolding of my life)
Note:
Although releasing is a significant part of our spiritual journey and becoming the best version of ourselves, healing and releasing happen in cycles. You may find that some things leave your life entirely and some you have to release over and over again, and that's okay. It's all part of the process.
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