Let It Go : Trying Too Hard Won’t Win It

Surrender is an art form that human beings today do not understand. Letting something go is seen as a weakness rather than a strategy. The marketing professional must pursue his targets, the salesman must meet his goals, the school student must make straight ‘A’s in all exams, the house wife must have a perfect home all the time. No matter where you are in life, you are expected to push, try harder, and always exceed expectations. This seems to be the order of things in the modern world, but it is not true of the natural world.

Observe How Nature Lets It Go

The seed you plant does not expect you to sit around waiting for it to sprout. It expects you to plant it, water it occasionally and let it go. The tree does not expect you to sit and watch while its flowers ripen into fruits. It expects you to protect it from animals and let it grow. The family pet does not expect you to play with it and teach it tricks all the time, it is happy to sit in your lap while you stroke its fur and let it go. The Law of Attraction, also, expects you to let it go once you have decided on exactly what you need to attract into your life. Part of the reason people find manifesting with the LOA difficult is because they can’t let go.

Why Can’t We Let It Go?

Emotions! Pride, fear, guilt, anxiety, to name a few. We are so keyed in about other people’s response to our behaviour right from birth that we hate to disappoint anyone. There is no way I am going to let it go and lose the hundred meter race when my parents are sitting in the crowd cheering for me on my school sports day. How can I risk the anger of the boss if I do not manage to convert this client lead today. I am not a good housekeeper unless I manage to clean out all the cupboards in the house and ensure no clothes are out of place. What is the emotion you dread experiencing when you drop the ball? Think about it, think about how it is affecting your life and crippling your reactions.

Release the Crippling Emotions

Keeping up with the expectations of others keep our own emotions swinging from the positive to the negative and all shades in between. The truth is that while the people in our lives may have to suffer a small disappointment if we are unable to deliver the goods, they will get over it. There is no need to make our lives a living hell full of stress and anxiety just to please others. The only person who you should be concerned about pleasing should be yourself. And when that is actually true, you will realize that to let it go is easy.

This is why you need to affirm to yourself : “I do my best in every situation, and I am happy with the results I generate.”