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Letting Go



“Letting go” is how we describe the release of mental and emotional attachments, giving us space to discover new joys in life and to unwind patterns, relationships, or circumstances that cause pain and suffering. Some view mastery of “letting go” as having no attachments to anything at all; others see it as having the capability to control our attention and energy to whatever we choose to be important, instead of our attention and energy being at the mercy of our feelings and circumstances. While learning to let go can be incredibly challenging, it is crucial to the process of self-actualization and growth.

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Sadness and Letting Go

Sadness is a wonderful emotion that helps you let go of things that aren't working anymore so that you can make room for things that DO work.

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Can’t Stop Thinking: How to Let Go of Anxiety & Free Yourself from Obsessive Rumination

In today’s world, it’s easy to get stuck in an endless loop of negative thoughts.

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Why Giving Up Is Sometimes the Best Way to Solve a Problem

"The real problem, we finally realized, wasn’t the one we were trying to solve. It was that we were so focused on finding a solution that we never stopped to question whether we should even be doing the thing causing us problems in the first place."

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FindCenterLetting go of anger and hate requires us to give up the hope for a different past, along with the hope of a fantasized future. What we gain is a life more in the present, where we are not mired in prolonged anger and resentment that doesn’t serve us.

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Letting Go

A clip from Ruth Denison's teachings during 2010 Women's Fall Retreat at Dhamma Dena Desert Vipassana Center. Ruth Denison studied in Burma in the early 1960's with the meditation master Sayagi U Ba Khin.

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The Power of Surrender: Let Go and Energize Your Relationships, Success, and Well-Being

Are you longing for your life to be easier and more fun? Would you like to stop pushing, micromanaging, and forcing things so you can relax? What if you could enjoy what you have instead of always lusting for “more”? What if you could live in “the zone,” propelled by powerful currents...

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Letting Go: Accepting the Past, Being Open to the Future

Letting go is never easy. It requires courage and absolute conviction that in doing so, we will be rid of that relationship, friendship, or situation that holds us back. Letting go is something necessary for balance and happiness.

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FindCenterYou know why it’s hard to be happy—it’s because we refuse to LET GO of the things that make us sad.

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Why Letting Go Is Better Than Assigning Blame

If you hold on to pain inflicted by others, you risk missing an opportunity to move forward. Watch as Oprah explains why she had to let go of her tumultuous upbringing and negative feelings toward her grandmother.

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Let That Sh*t Go: A Journal for Leaving Your Bullsh*t Behind and Creating a Happy Life

From the author of bestselling journal Zen as F*ck, Monica Sweeney gives the gift of letting go with this journal for leaving your bullsh*t behind and creating a happy life. Harboring grudges and plotting revenge takes a lot of energy.

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