For many of us, letting go is the most difficult act in the world. - TopicsExpress

For many of us, letting go is the most difficult act in the world. We struggle with our fear and convince ourselves that to hold close and to control prevents loss, a sense of abandonment, and heartbreak. In reality, through exercising that manipulation and emotional or physical blackmail which we call control, we undermine, smother, and destroy the relationships we desire the most and we do it because of an illusion that feeds our insecurity. Control is the illusion. Our sense of emptiness is our insecurity. The only way to overcome is to fill the cracks in our souls. This can only be done with the love found within us. It reminds us of our self-worth and that the hurt and pain we have felt and carried wasnt ours to keep. It is ours to mend. We must tend to our own upkeep and know that the battles we have faced, willingly or no, may deplete us and tear at us unless we find that source of greatness within. It is there, that source of our own light and love, from which renewal and hope springs forth. We must let go the pain which feeds our fear, seek healing from within, and then we will watch our most meaningful relationships grow with us, not in spite of us. Bear hugs, beloved.