When Holding On Starts to Hurt

You replay the moment again and again. The mistake, the conversation, the thing you wish had gone differently.

You carry it with you, hoping that holding on will somehow make it better.

But instead, it just weighs you down.

What you really want is relief.

You want to stop overthinking.

You want to stop feeling stuck.

You want to breathe without the tightness in your chest and move forward without the past pulling at your heels.

That freedom begins with letting go.

And the path to letting go often begins with meditation.

In stillness, you start to see the thoughts for what they are. Just thoughts.

You begin to notice how tightly you're gripping something that no longer serves you. And little by little, with each breath, you loosen your hold.

Letting go is not forgetting.

It is choosing peace over control.

It is choosing the present over what cannot be changed.

Take a quiet moment today. Sit. Breathe.

Let yourself release just a little.

You may be surprised by how light you already are without the weight.

Posted by Steve