{"id":30096,"date":"2015-05-12T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T12:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spaceclear.com\/?p=30096"},"modified":"2015-05-12T12:11:33","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T16:11:33","slug":"letting-go-is-a-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spaceclear.com\/2015\/05\/letting-go-is-a-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Letting Go is a Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spaceclear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Child-Jumping-Off.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-27552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaceclear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Child-Jumping-Off-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Child Jumping Off\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaceclear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Child-Jumping-Off-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spaceclear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Child-Jumping-Off-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spaceclear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Child-Jumping-Off-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.spaceclear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Child-Jumping-Off-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spaceclear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Child-Jumping-Off-266x266.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaceclear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Child-Jumping-Off.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>What will happen to me if I let go?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is one of those hidden, irrational fears that keep many of us stuck in patterns (relationships, homes, jobs, habits&#8230;) that no longer serve us.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on how long we&#8217;ve held on for dear life to these patterns (aka clutter), letting them go can feel like a roller coaster ride, or worse, like diving out of a plane \u2013 without a parachute \u2013 naked.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How will I know that there will be something else, something better, to catch me when I leap off the ledge?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t know for sure what will happen, of course. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s called a leap of faith.<\/p>\n<p>What I can say is this: the more you practice letting go in small ways, the more empowered and trusting you will feel to address the bigger things. Clearing a pile off a chronically messy desk, sorting the daily mail, or just turning off the lights you&#8217;re not using, may not feel like much on paper. When you repeat these tasks \u2013 every day, with compassionate awareness, however, you not only bypass the fight-or-flight stress response and soften resistance, you also begin to create a new habit. Over time these baby habits can lead to changes beyond your wildest imaginings.<\/p>\n<p>Growing new habits takes time and patience.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s <strong>another perspective<\/strong> from thoughtleader, Seth Godin:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>&#8220;To overcome an irrational fear&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">replace it with a habit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">If you&#8217;re afraid to write, write a little, every day. Start with an anonymous blog, start with a sentence. Every day, drip, drip, drip, a habit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">If you&#8217;re afraid to speak up, speak up a little, every day. Not to the board of directors, but to someone. A little bit, every day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Habits are more powerful than fears.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2013From <a href=\"http:\/\/sethgodin.typepad.com\/seths_blog\/2015\/04\/to-overcome-an-irrational-fear.html\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;To Overcome an irrational fear&#8230;&#8221;<\/a> by Seth Godin, Seth Godin&#8217;s Blog, April 26, 2015<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>What is one small thing you can clear for one minute today? My invitation: do it, and keep doing it until the task becomes easy and effortless.<\/p>\n<p>And, it might even feel good. Just sayin&#8217;. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What will happen to me if I let go? This is one of those hidden, irrational fears that keep many of us stuck in patterns (relationships, homes, jobs, habits&#8230;) that no longer serve us. 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