The Non-Science Behind Letting Go

We are all creatures of habit, we thrive on familiarity because sometimes we feel that the less we risk, the better off we are. We figure, nothing is going to always go right so taking the bad with the good is a necessary evil. But sometimes that’s actually our downfall.
What happens when there’s more bad than good?

Deciding to let go is a huge decision. It can be a job that you’ve settled for when at some point you wanted more, or it can be a relationship that you’ve realized has brought you down more than lift you up. In essence, everything we are connected to is some form of relationship. So how do you know when it’s just a rough patch versus the point of needing to let go?
The universal truth:

“Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy.” -Robert Tew

Take a moment and let that sink in.. Now read it again.

This is a perfect example when discerning between what is good for you, and what is bad for you. Do you have bad days at work? Sure. But is it helping you work toward another goal? Is where you are, where you had hoped to be? What about people? Yes, you’ll find yourself going head to head sometimes over disagreements, but is that person ultimately supporting you? Do they make you happy more than having an adverse effect on your life?
It’s important to weed out the negativity because only then will that give you more energy to cultivate what helps you grow.

Now I won’t sit here and list the top ten signs you’re not seeing, that are signaling your need to let go of something; and there isn’t a master plan that reveals the process you should follow in order to let go of something.
But I will tell you this:

If it doesn’t ultimately make you happy, let it go.

Quit giving yourself excuses as far as, “well I’m just unhappy temporarily until such-and-such happens”.

That’s crap.

Do not offset your happiness.

Quit waiting for something or someone else to come along before you decide to be happy. Nobody can make you happy but you. Quit leaving that power in other circumstances’ hypothetical hands.

The beauty behind letting go is that it is freeing. It is flinging yourself out there with the anticipation of what will happen next. And the best thing is that you can do it whenever you want, wherever you want, and however many times you want.

So don’t be afraid to let go of something just because the future is unknown. Letting go is necessary in order to stumble upon something that we could otherwise miss when we’re so busy holding on.