Life is amazing and daunting and confusing and exhilarating, and so many other things all at the same time. Sometimes we get things right, and sometimes we get them wrong, but I will tell you one thing, when we don’t know one way or the other, it can leave us off balance. And when I’m off balance, I’m primed to fall, literally! I mean, I’m not the most coordinated person in the world. As a matter of fact, I’m downright clumsy! That is part of my truth, and I own it!
Figuratively speaking though, when I’m off balance, it doesn’t lead to a fall in the prior sense of the word, but it does lead to walking in uncertainty instead of confidence or fear instead of faith, which presents a whole other set of issues. One thing I have realized over time is that the uncertainty in my walk came from blind loyalty, personal and professional disappointment and betrayals, and the knack I have for second-guessing myself when I know that I know what I know. So much of that came from experiences… They say it’s a good teacher, right? They say you gotta learn the lessons in those experiences to avoid repeating them, but I will add to that. I think you have to accept the lesson learned to avoid repeating them and sometimes, we just don’t want to accept what we see. Acceptance sets the stage for letting go.
In the spirit of full disclosure, I started writing this particular blog for the first day of, well, ‘fall’. I was gonna be all poetic and symbolic, but then I put it down. Sometimes, I think we put things down out of fear, opinions, or some other type of uncertainty that leaves us stuck with analysis paralysis. We exchange what we’ve been given (natural gifts) for the burden of lugging around other people’s opinions and sometimes we don’t even realize that’s what we’ve done, or that it’s what we’re doing. As I approach the end of this year, the entrance of this new season of winter, and the emergence of another revolution around the sun, I am still learning to listen to my own voice, rediscover its power, and trust it because it is mine.
For many of us to hear what we need to hear, it is necessary to let go and release the noise that can derail our ascension to the best version of ourselves. I’ve seen a lot, been on the receiving end of some BS, and I’ve even been a participant in some of my own disappointments. But I’m coming around to understand that to move forward, you gotta let go of what’s holding you back…the negative thoughts, the people, the stinkin’ thinkin’, all of it! It it is okay to F.A.L.L. as many times as you need to remember who the hell you are. Eventually, you won’t have a desire to pick it up again It is okay to Finally Allow the Luggage to Leave (F.A.L.L.) once and for all! There is a strength in letting go. The only luggage I want to carry are the ones needed for a trip!
Most people are carrying some excess baggage that they don’t even recognize as a hindrance because they’ve become so accustomed to carrying it. You don’t have to carry it and sometimes it is not even yours to carry…drop it! So as fall comes to a close and winter makes its entrance, give yourself permission to F.A.L.L. so that you are able to enter this new season of preparation without being held down. As we welcome winter, it’s time to prepare for the birth of something new so that we will be ready to enjoy the fruits of what we’ve cultivated in preparation for our seasons of growth and discovery (Spring and Summer)! See that, I still got my li’l seasonal parallels in there!
If you were looking for some kind of sign, let this be your sign that it’s time to let go of the things that have been holding down so that you can prepare for the newness of what is to come!
Song Reference:
Jimmy Cliff: I Can See Clearly Now
Life Is But A Song 