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What are you ready to let go of?

If you, like so many people, find it hard to let go — of anger, or resentment, or struggles with other people or conditions that you find frustrating or unjust — you are likely aware of how much preoccupations like those interfere with your ability to be your best.
All of that focus on trying to change and control things takes a huge toll.
It’s exhausting.
Why so many of us struggle with control
We hold tight when we dearly want to control things or force changes.
We feel like letting go will be giving up.
Many of us feel like it will mean we have failed.
The truth is that we can only control our own thoughts and actions. That is where our power lies, and accepting that is where we find freedom and peace.
Consider these things you might let go of
I have learned over time that there is freedom in letting go of many things.
Some that I am glad to have let go of are:
trying to control what other people do
relationships with people whose actions are not aligned with my values, or whose energy depletes me
ideas about who I need to be to meet others’ expectations
caring about how other people may judge me
my definition of personal success
stories I have told myself that are outdated or untrue
the speed that things ”should“ take — for me to complete or to be done by others
I have come to understand that I can only control my own thoughts, expectations, and actions.
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