The Art of Letting Go

Over the course of my lifetime I have had many friends, family and several ex-boyfriends to whom I had to say goodbye to. Sometimes I was the one being left behind and sometimes I did the leaving. No matter who is doing what part,it hurts like hell to leave or be left. The pain of letting go is not imaginary. It’s physical. Even when both parties agree it’s time to let go, the pain is still there. Letting go is tough because the mind with its discernment of “it’s time!” can be out of sync with the heart which loves without judgment or reserve. My mind was always ahead of my heart...hell, they disagree most of the time when it comes to matters of the 'heart'. But I got thru the pain and the tears only to come out of the situation a stronger, well-rounded, better WOMAN. I look at the past two years and thank GOD that he was there thru all of it guiding me thru the path he has laid before me. He was there and He will always be there.

I am fiercely protective of my friends, especially if they are going thru something so painful, that it becomes painful for me. I wish there was an EASY button for these situations but there isn't. All I can do is lend an ear when needed, a hug and kind words, or in most cases a big bottle of vino and girl time. It kills me when my friends or family hurt and I wish for nothing more than to make it all go away. I have been lucky in my lifetime to have friends who feel the same for me and have taught me that the art of letting go, however painful and crappy it gets, THEY WILL ALWAYS BE THERE for me, no questions asked. They made me see the positive side of things just when I thought things hit rock bottom and they picked me up, brushed me off and made me feel like me again. I am forever grateful for those people.

After all was said and done I came to the conclusion that the most splendid of futures will always depend upon the neccessity to release the past...to let it all go. You can not move forward in life unless you learn from your past mistakes and move on.

Put away the pictures.
Put away the memories.
I put over and over
Through my tears
I've held them till I'm blind
They kept my hope alive
As if somehow that I'd keep you here
Once you believed in a love forever more?
How do you leave it in a drawer?

Now here it comes, the hardest part of all
Unchain my heart that's holding on
How do I start to live my life alone?
Guess I'm just learning,
Learning the art of letting go.

Try to say it's over
Say the word goodbye.
But each time it catches in my throat
Your still here in me
And I can't set you free
So I hold on to what I wanted most
Maybe someday we'll be friend's forever more
Wish I could open up that door

Now here it comes, the hardest part of all
Unchain my heart that's holding on
How do I start to live my life alone?
Guess I'm just learning,
Learning the art of letting go

Watching us fade
What can I do?
But try to make it through
the pain of one more day
Without you

Where do I start, to live my life alone?
I guess I'm learning, only learning,
Learning the art of letting go.



Happy blogging and remember to think of others before yourself, dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go and try to be who you really are..Because life is short and often only gives you one chance to really experience your life.

Happy Blogging all...

Rheagan