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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