B.
…in Relationships
Here comes the rough part – letting go of relationships.
Yes, there are some family relationships we should let go of, but they are
family. You can’t exactly get rid of them. You can only change how you deal
with them, so we’re going to skip those. It’s the friends and the lovers we
really need to address here.
I believe that people come into our lives for a reason – and
that reason can be short lived, years or a lifetime. We have to have the discernment
to understand when that season is up. We’ve all got friends from k-12. We grew
up together, played sports together – they were our best friends. That was 20 years ago. People change and grow… they basically
become new people. That new person may be totally
different from what we needed as a child and my actually be a hindrance to
us as adults. They may still be good people, even great people, but not what
you need in your life anymore. Trying to make a past childhood or college
friend part of your adult life can disastrous. Admire them from afar – Facebook,
Instagram, etc. People grow apart for a reason. When the time comes just let it
go. You shouldn’t have to force it. Don’t fight it!
And now the lovers. Some of those we need to let go of as
well. I know I love hard. Once I’m in, I’M IN and I try to make it work. Even
against all odds and red flags I’ve pushed towards what I thought I wanted and
needed. What I thought could work. Truth is, it shouldn’t have been that hard.
I shouldn’t have had to force it and be that
accommodating. I shouldn’t have had to convince her that I was the man for
her.
Sometimes letting go feels like giving up. Like you didn’t
try hard enough or give it your all. The reality is letting go is knowing when
to move on to what’s really waiting for you.
Let go of what you think is supposed to happen… just let it
be.
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