Time to let go...

One of the significant parts of being on my spiritual path of transformation back to my true authentic self is releasing. Whether it’s releasing negative thoughts or behavioral patterns, relationships that no longer serve me, material belongings that I didn’t need or use, my job that no longer resonated, or even certain foods. Releasing is such an essential part of my journey. A lot of times releasing caused emotional pain due to the strong attachment to whatever it was that needed releasing. Because I have lived for so long thinking negatively or behaving and reacting to situations in a negative way, when I had begun to evolve and start having to release those patterns, it was challenging and painful to let go. I needed to realize and understand that when I release and let go of anything that no longer serves me, I continue to grow on my path and find peace within myself spiritually. I received clarity and guidance and could understand what lessons I needed to learn and why letting go was so beneficial to me in the first place. I also needed to realize that whenever I let something go, I make space and allow something new to come into my life.

Along my journey, I’ve had to and continue to release so much and let things fall away on their own. Below is a list (in no particular order) of what I released over the years to become the person I am today and continue to grow on my spiritual path and journey. As long as I continue to grow and evolve, there will always be things I may need to let go of. What and how one person releases may differ from what and how another person releases. Although we are all connected and on this journey of transformation together, there are many everyday things that we all tend to release along our journey at one point or another. Hopefully sharing my list will help someone who is now in the beginning process of releasing on their journey and finding it hard and challenging to navigate.

• Drinking Alcohol

• Meat

• Candy/Soda

• Fast food

• Spicy foods

• Greasy foods

• Milk/Dairy products

• Juice/Artificial flavors

• Material possessions (purses, shoes, clothes, household items) that I no longer used or needed

• Codependency issues

• Negative thought patterns (low self-esteem, worthiness, victim mentality)

• Emotional attachments (Soul mate connection, foods, habits)

• Anger issues

• Resistance towards change

• Karmic relationships/patterns, relationship patterns around patience and value

• Resentment and feeling guilty towards myself and others

• Social groups (parties, hangouts that involve drinking)

• Meaningless conversations (negative gossip)

• Watching TV for hours at a time

• Violent movies or television shows

• Unnecessary stress

• Expectations Not trusting in (God, divine timing, Source, the unfolding of my life)

Note:

Although releasing is a significant part of our spiritual journey and becoming the best version of ourselves, healing and releasing happen in cycles. You may find that some things leave entirely your life and some you have to release over and over again, and that's okay. It's all part of the process.

2/10/17