For The New Year, Letting Go and Starting Over
There are always times, whether it’s New Year or not, when we have to let go of something that’s not working. Letting go of anything that’s become dear to you can be so hard. It can leave you feeling lost and out of balance with everything. As we travel on our journeys through this life, we will all have to face letting go of something. And with that fresh start, we face the challenge of a new way of living. The world around us is constantly changing. What may have been right for us or felt important to us in the past may not now have a place in our lives. Sometimes, the decision to leave things behind can be a hard one to make. So how do you know whether you are making the right decision to move on and let go?
If you are magically traveling your path, here are a few things you may want to consider as you leave things behind:
Is someone or something having a negative effect on your life?
Have you outgrown something, or grown apart from something?
Are you happy in your life as things are? Have your goals changed?
Do you live in the past? Hold a grudge? Are you in fear of things being different?
Are your needs being fulfilled? If you are starting on a new path, is something holding you back?
Only you can know whether it’s time to let go of something. It’s a bit like smoking, I suppose. Unless you really want to give it up, no amount of advice or knowledge is going to help you. But it may help you make your own choice. Listen to your heart. Inside, you will know if it’s right for you to move on and start over. As you do, it may be worth considering some of these thoughts:
Only you can know whether it’s time to let go of something. It’s a bit like smoking, I suppose. Unless you really want to give it up, no amount of advice or knowledge is going to help you. But it may help you make your own choice. Listen to your heart. Inside, you will know if it’s right for you to move on and start over. As you do, it may be worth considering some of these thoughts:
Accept that things need to change in your life in order for you to live the way you need to and embrace a new path.
Take a step back and focus on what you really want and need— what will help you in the future.
Look inside yourself, and not to others, to move on. Be guided by your own beliefs and needs.
Take a chance— and a deep breath! That first move in letting go and starting over is the most terrifying. It will only get easier with time.
Be thankful for your past, but focus on today and keep moving ahead. It’s your future.
You can only walk so far with a backpack full of burdens. Set it down, sort through it, and then move on. You will feel lighter and freer!
Wow! How heavy was that for me? But I hope someone out there found it useful. Let’s face it, we all have to leave things behind and sometmes start over again. Change can be one of the joys of life!
Hedgewitch Book of Days: Spells, Rituals, and Recipes for the Magical Year
Mandy Mitchell
Witches Of The Craft® 