Let Go!
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LET GO by Debby Waisner, poem
The change of season
Reveal swisdom most have forgotten
Or refuse to listen
That reflects the cycle of life
While we can to refuse listen
Our ancestors had no choice
Life was different
More difficult
Life and death were tied
To the wisdom each season provided
Winter is a time of rest and reflection
The silence is reinforced by the cold and quiet
With a problem always comes a choice
Devote time and energy to fix
Or do little to nothing
Each choice has some benefits
Sometimes no action is the best solution
It gives us time to think or reflect
On people, habits, actions you possess
Fail to serve your highest good
Letting go can be hard
Take a cue from Mother Nature
Look to trees for one answer
Magnificent elms, maples, oaks and sycamores
Of the northern forests
Let go of leaves of every size and shape
They don’t stress and strain
For they possess the wisdom
And knowledge that new leaves
Will return and grow
When the time is right
Fall begins the process
With the fall color show
The dropping leaves
Generates a productive and rich
Soil for everything around
A gift of life to themselves
Creatures great and small
As nature takes the gift to recycle
Into something with great splendor
Everyone has stuff to dispose, drop or
Recycle
It can be hard because ego likes
To be in charge
Ego likes the predictability and pattern
This means fear can be put in
Charge of any change
And the not so good stuff gets to stay
Let ego know
You’re aware of its plan
There are many steps that you can take
First close your eyes
Take several deep breathes
Think about what doesn’t serve
Bid it farewell
See it in your mind’s eyes fly away
Feeling some discomfort or pain
Because you let someone else’s’
Actions or words disrupt your field of energy
Take a moment to relax
Realize its past and gone
It only lingers because you give it energy
For-Give it all
Here and now
Love yourself more
Than the pain
Forgiveness frees you first
From the past
Allows you to move on
Let go of the desire to force
Or change other people
Acknowledge, respect, and value them
Allow others to be who they are
Change your response to them
And you’ll be surprised
To see a different response
Realize the only person you can change is yourself
Perform a ritual or ceremony with fire
Cut some paper into thin strips
Put pen to paper
Write down things that no longer serve
Could be ego driven negative self-talk, bad habits,
Limiting beliefs, heartbreak, anger, stress or fears
Holding you in place
Or not allowing you to grow
Prepare and light a small fire
Simple is best
A candle and small metal wastebasket
Will work just fine
Read what you’ve written aloud
Feel the full impact and intensity
Of what you wrote
After each strip of paper is read aloud
Place into the flame and say
“I’m giving this back to the universe
I’ve learned the lessons
Gained precious experience
But now send these energies
Back to the
Universe with love
So that they can be dispersed
As the universe deems fit
Thank you for the lessons and experiences
It’s time for us to part
Goodbye”
Take a deep breath
Exhale and watch as each strip
Of paper ignites, burns completely
Flares and dissolve into ash
Feel the shift
Feel the freedom
Inner blocks released
Simply letting go Is a powerful act
Relax
Let go
