Letting go is sometimes difficult for me. Accepting where I am powerless can feel quite uncomfortable while I am learning to accept what I cannot change. Trying to change the past only removes me from the present. “Picking the scab” delays my mind and body’s amazing ability to do what they do naturally.

Our focus/attention is powerful. Our attention magnifies whatever we focus on. If our focus goes back to something that has proved unpleasant for us, we recreate an aggravated mind and unpleasant feelings again.

I can’t control what has happened, but I can appreciate the lessons that it taught me. Sometimes, (like right now) I just need to slow down, step back, and just take care of my basic needs.

Power isn’t something that can be grasped. Reliving past scenarios in an attempt to feel in control only triggers the trauma in the body again. Balance in the body doesn’t come from seeking power. Balance is maintained by keeping my attention on what is right in front of me and just doing my best. I can go with the flow.

I choose to keep my attention here in the present and accept the lesson. Now, I begin to move on. Letting go doesn’t have to be so scary or uncomfortable. I can remember times from the past where amazing and transformative things happened in my life because I trusted and surrendered to a power greater than myself. I only did my part. I don’t have to wait until I feel like I have it all figured out or smoothed out, because that is not my role, and it is not possible. I can release all that old energy right now. This looks like me doing my best with today, because today is all I really have.