Week 19 Let It Go
After two of the most transformational weeks so far, calling out my complaining and getting real with myself about judgement. This week I am leaning into something softer but just as powerful: letting go.
Letting go of life’s frustrations. The little ones. The big ones. The ones I revisit and replay like a broken record. The ones that sit in the background, simmering, shaping my mood, my thoughts, my day.
Here’s the thing, I used to think I was pretty good at moving on. I’d brush things off, smile, keep going. But the truth is, I was holding on tight under the surface. Holding on to being misunderstood. To being let down. To unfairness, unmet expectations, and that long list of “shoulds” we all seem to carry.
This week, I’m asking: how easy could life be… if I stopped gripping so hard?
Because frustration, at its core, is resistance. It’s energy we choose to carry when we could be putting it somewhere else, into joy, clarity, connection. But we don’t let go because we think holding on gives us control. When really, it just wears us out.
So this week is about release. Not pretending things don’t bother me, but consciously choosing not to hold on to them. Breathing through the trigger. Laughing at the chaos. Pausing before I react. Creating more space between the frustration and what I do with it.
After all, the only thing we can really control is how we respond.
Letting go isn’t weakness. It’s wisdom.
I had a few situations pop up recently that reminded me just how tightly I was still holding on to little irritations. You know the ones, the car that turned in the wrong lane, the tech not working, procedures that don’t work or there isn’t any, interruptions when you have so much to do. . Nothing life altering, but enough to shift your whole vibe if you let it.
But here’s the wild part, when I really paid attention, I realised most of these frustrations weren’t even about what was happening. They were about the story I attached to them. The expectations I had. The assumptions I made. The emotional charge I gave them.
And just like with complaining and judging, the power is in the pause. That tiny space where I ask, “Do I want to carry this or let it go?” Most of the time, the answer is obvious.
Letting go doesn’t mean I don’t care. It means I care about myself enough to not carry what isn’t mine. I don’t need to micromanage every emotion or fix every glitch. I just need to choose peace over proving a point.
For me, that means pulling back on needing to be right. Releasing old narratives. Loosening the grip on what I thought things should be. And instead, trusting that what’s meant for me will flow a lot easier when I am not blocking it with resistance.
I’m realising that the weight I have been carrying wasn’t mine to begin with. And it feels lighter already.
So this week is simple in theory, not always in practice:
Let go.
Let go of what’s out of my control.
Let go of the things that already happened.
Let go of the need to be right, to be heard, to be liked, to be validated.
Let go of the frustration.
Let go of the fight.
Let go of what’s weighing me down.
Because when I let go, I rise.
And I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for that kind of freedom.
This just like that last two weeks will be an interesting week, what I am learning is that once we pay attention to these things we became aware of the stories we tell ourselves and others.
