{"id":10513,"date":"2020-07-28T00:12:48","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T07:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/?p=10513"},"modified":"2026-01-21T16:28:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T00:28:23","slug":"let-go-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/2020\/07\/28\/let-go-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Let Go"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/32413006406_6a95fd8f8c_o-1024x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"344\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/32413006406_6a95fd8f8c_o-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/32413006406_6a95fd8f8c_o-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/32413006406_6a95fd8f8c_o-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/32413006406_6a95fd8f8c_o-1536x844.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/32413006406_6a95fd8f8c_o-2048x1125.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/32413006406_6a95fd8f8c_o-624x343.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>She Let Go<\/strong><br \/>\n-by <a href=\"https:\/\/safire-rose.com\/\">Rev. Safire Rose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She let go.<br \/>\nWithout a thought or a word, she let go.<br \/>\nShe let go of fear. She let go of the judgments.<br \/>\nShe let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head.<br \/>\nShe let go of the committee of indecision within her.<br \/>\nShe let go of all the \u2018right\u2019 reasons. Wholly and completely,<br \/>\nwithout hesitation or worry, she just let go.<br \/>\nShe didn\u2019t ask anyone for advice. She didn\u2019t read a<br \/>\nbook on how to let go\u2026 She didn\u2019t search the scriptures.<br \/>\nShe just let go.<br \/>\nShe let go of all of the memories that held her back.<br \/>\nShe let go of all of the anxiety that kept her from moving forward.<br \/>\nShe let go of the planning and all of the calculations about how to do it just right.<br \/>\nShe didn\u2019t promise to let go.<br \/>\nShe didn\u2019t journal about it.<br \/>\nShe didn\u2019t write the projected date in her day-timer.<br \/>\nShe made no public announcement and put no ad in the paper.<br \/>\nShe didn\u2019t check the weather report or read her daily horoscope.<br \/>\nShe just let go.<br \/>\nShe didn\u2019t analyse whether she should let go.<br \/>\nShe didn\u2019t call her friends to discuss the matter.<br \/>\nShe didn\u2019t do a five-step Spiritual Mind Treatment.<br \/>\nShe didn\u2019t call the prayer line.<br \/>\nShe didn\u2019t utter one word. She just let go.<br \/>\nNo one was around when it happened.<br \/>\nThere was no applause or congratulations.<br \/>\nNo one thanked her or praised her.<br \/>\nNo one noticed a thing.<br \/>\nLike a leaf falling from a tree, she just let go.<br \/>\nThere was no effort. There was no struggle.<br \/>\nIt wasn\u2019t good and it wasn\u2019t bad.<br \/>\nIt was what it was, and it is just that.<br \/>\nIn the space of letting go, she let it all be.<br \/>\nA small smile came over her face.<br \/>\nA light breeze blew through her.<br \/>\nAnd the sun and the moon shone forevermore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>She Let Go -by Rev. Safire Rose She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go. She let go of fear. She let go of the judgments. She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head. She let go of the committee of indecision within her. 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