"The things we leave behind...."
~ Letting go doesn't mean giving up... it means moving on. It is one of the hardest things a person can do. Starting at birth, we grasp on to anything we can get our hands on, and hold on as if we will cease to exist when we let go. We feel that letting go is giving up, quitting, and that as we all know is cowardly. But as we grow older we are forced to change our way of thinking. We are forced to realize that letting go means accepting things that cannot be. It means maturing and moving on, no matter how hard you have to fight yourself to do so." ~ Unknown
Twice this season,
I've watched the life cycle of a robin.
She lays her eggs so quietly,
keeps them warm,
tiny blue balls of hope.
Incubation,
care and concern
and
then one day
without any rhyme or reason,
that little blue egg
begins to break,
and new life
begins to emerge from underneath its protective shell.
She feeds them, covers them, watches out for them.
It seems her work is never done.
They chirp,
they beg,
they fight and squirm,
and
before she or I are ready,
they rid themselves of their punk rocker hair do
and
grow tiny little feathers
and before
we know what has happened...
they are all grown up and jumping out of the nest and flying away to places
near and far.
Our life works in much the same way.....
don't you think.
We grab hold of things,
wrap them tightly
and think they are ours forever...
we continue on our journey and
at different forks on the path,
at different seasons of our life,
just like the robins,
without rhyme or reason,
there are things we lay down,
give up,
throw away and move on down the road never even thinking about that "thing" that stayed behind.
Sometimes, this letting go...is easy.
It is something we don't want to need anymore,
other times,
it takes alot of effort,
we cling,
we kick,
we scream, we beg, plead and whine
about what we deserve and what is ours and
what is mine. But,
it gets left..like an empty can
tossed along the street polluting the route others have to take.
Other things are robbed from us..
and we
cling, fight and beg
for
that
:thing:
that we want to be ours
want to keep,
Transitions between the seasons are difficult...
and
along the journey in this adventure
we all have to lay something down
give it up
let someone else use our
:thing:
for
a bit
and
we move
on
grab hold
and trade
thing 1 for thing 2
and move on to the next
rung of hope
birthed
into
our actual self
leaving fragments of what we no longer need
behind.
As I walked yesterday and saw this remnant of a blue jay,
I wondered what I'd left behind for others to see.
I'm sure there has been grief and pain,
lost time,
lost innocence,
lost trust,
fears I've moved beyond
and
laughter and hope and faith
and
most of all
I hope I've left love.
Today...I realize...there is one more thing
that I've been clinging to for a very long time...
perhaps today...
I'll take a long walk...
pull out my heart string,
cry a few tears
and let
the faith of my childhood
die down
and
lay it in full view for others who might need it
and
then hit the road Jill
to
see
what
the Spirit
opens up
inside of me.
It's just about time to let go. Maybe today will be the day if I open up my hands just a bit more.
Wish me Luck!!!
May the Spirit of the Universe help you do the same on the
Sacred Sunday Morning!
Hugs to all of you
Twice this season,
I've watched the life cycle of a robin.
She lays her eggs so quietly,
keeps them warm,
tiny blue balls of hope.
Incubation,
care and concern
and
then one day
without any rhyme or reason,
that little blue egg
begins to break,
and new life
begins to emerge from underneath its protective shell.
She feeds them, covers them, watches out for them.
It seems her work is never done.
They chirp,
they beg,
they fight and squirm,
and
before she or I are ready,
they rid themselves of their punk rocker hair do
and
grow tiny little feathers
and before
we know what has happened...
they are all grown up and jumping out of the nest and flying away to places
near and far.
Our life works in much the same way.....
don't you think.
We grab hold of things,
wrap them tightly
and think they are ours forever...
we continue on our journey and
at different forks on the path,
at different seasons of our life,
just like the robins,
without rhyme or reason,
there are things we lay down,
give up,
throw away and move on down the road never even thinking about that "thing" that stayed behind.
Sometimes, this letting go...is easy.
It is something we don't want to need anymore,
other times,
it takes alot of effort,
we cling,
we kick,
we scream, we beg, plead and whine
about what we deserve and what is ours and
what is mine. But,
it gets left..like an empty can
tossed along the street polluting the route others have to take.
Other things are robbed from us..
and we
cling, fight and beg
for
that
:thing:
that we want to be ours
want to keep,
Transitions between the seasons are difficult...
and
along the journey in this adventure
we all have to lay something down
give it up
let someone else use our
:thing:
for
a bit
and
we move
on
grab hold
and trade
thing 1 for thing 2
and move on to the next
rung of hope
birthed
into
our actual self
leaving fragments of what we no longer need
behind.
As I walked yesterday and saw this remnant of a blue jay,
I wondered what I'd left behind for others to see.
I'm sure there has been grief and pain,
lost time,
lost innocence,
lost trust,
fears I've moved beyond
and
laughter and hope and faith
and
most of all
I hope I've left love.
Today...I realize...there is one more thing
that I've been clinging to for a very long time...
perhaps today...
I'll take a long walk...
pull out my heart string,
cry a few tears
and let
the faith of my childhood
die down
and
lay it in full view for others who might need it
and
then hit the road Jill
to
see
what
the Spirit
opens up
inside of me.
It's just about time to let go. Maybe today will be the day if I open up my hands just a bit more.
Wish me Luck!!!
May the Spirit of the Universe help you do the same on the
Sacred Sunday Morning!
Hugs to all of you
Labels: letting go, moving on, past reflection
posted by pleemiller @ 9:17 AM
5 Comments
5 Comments:
I wish I could leave the past 2 years of my life behind. But then, I probably would have committed an unspeakable act against myself by now. I think I need my pain to push me onward....I love your words!!!
I wish you all the best in your journey, Pam. It is such a difficult thing to let go of but you are on the right path of having faith in yourself. You are being led to a better you. Follow knowing that there are many people like me supporting you and urging you forward. {{{HUGS}}}
NayLahKnee.....somedays the best we can do is keep moving forward. You will be in my prayers..
and dear Hug lady....htank you for those kind words...P
The hardest thing for me to do is let go - of anything. Your post brings home the natural order of life and why it is important to let go for our own growth and peace. It makes me think of how many thoughts I hold close and warm - even if they are utterly unnecessary and harmful to me!
Thanks for sharing this...your comparisons make the message even more powerful.
Anne...I do love it when you stop by and encourage me on....thank you!
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