Letting Go!
August 18th, 2026
I think it’s very important to be honest with myself. For too long, I’ve held on to things that were too heavy for me. I’ve started off on paths I had no business treading. I’ve harboured mindsets that I now know to be destructive. I’ve been both myopic and hyperopic in different contexts by holding on to certain things, people and systems. I’ve held on to some friendships for way too long than I should have. I’m a big believer in holding on and seeing a path through to the end, but lately, I’ve been really learning the art of letting go.
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I heard an analogy recently. When your hands are full from holding on to things, you wouldn’t be able to reach out for more. Imagine the disservice you do yourself by holding on to obsolete and cracked things, preventing yourself the luxury of newer and more useful things. I know we could get sentimental about the old ways and traditions that we get stuck in the version of reality our mind remembers, but it’s important to recognise that we are in ever-changing times, and allow ourselves and our systems evolve accordingly.
I believe that we are meant to be in constant evolution. The word evolution brings to mind the picture of continuous change, and the picture of continuous change could paint a picture of instability. However, letting go isn’t instability. Instead, I think it’s a greater form of stability — being so secure and stable in your convictions that everything else that attempts to contradict it has to be adjusted. This comes off the fact that knowledge is much more relative than it is absolute. Knowing the context behind a piece of information is as important as the information itself. In this era of information overload, every piece of information we get needs to be observed holistically and then applied into getting us to be better versions of ourselves. We can’t get better if we hold on to systems that don’t work!
I’m learning that if it is required, I can let go of my “normal”. I can start life over in unfamiliar territory. I can dump all my achievements to put my ego in check. I can let go of things I never thought I could live without. I can let go of grudges that came from intense hurt. I can be really free and live freely with both hands wide open, creating allowance for whatever’s coming. Well, this was going through my mind, and I thought to share with you.
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