Bismillah
Assalamualaikum
I remember last few weeks, I looked back into my old stuff (I’m sort of sentimental kind of person), mixed feelings flowing inside me as I flip every page, read every line and touch again the ‘memories’. 🙂
Letting go is not an easy thing when it is related with something you cared about, it can be a headphone that you love so much, any relationship that you hold dearly or even a habit.
The phrase ‘letting go’ sometimes irritates me maybe because I don’t like to lose anything.
But do you realize that trees also learn the meaning of letting go,
Because to grow, trees need to let go of the dead leaves and even those flowers which used to bloom beautifully.
For me letting go is accepting there are things in this world that you can’t control.
Letting go is setting yourself free from things that no longer serves you
Letting go is releasing your doubt, fear and worry about a person, situation or outcome.
Why hold onto something which doesn’t give you any benefits? I know some people don’t want to let go because they are afraid they won’t experience the same thing again.
There are also some people who don’t want to let go because they remember all the happy moments and the good things those people/things had done for them.
It’s okay to have an attachment but you need to think about the pros and cons too.
Reflect again those things that doesn’t spark you anymore, that don’t help you to grow and be the best version of yourself.
It’s okay to let something go after countless of times fixing it. It okay to change different course, to end a long term friendship or to even change your interest.
Everyday we have a choice to keep holding on just a little bit longer, or conclude that today is the day we will finally let go.
Don’t burden yourself with to many weight on your back, because your journey is still long.
I read a book “The Art of Thinking Clearly” it said that ;
“Of course, they may be good reasons to continue investing in something to finalize it. But beware of doing so for the wrong reasons, such as to justify non-recoverable investment. Rational decision making requires you to forget about the costs incurred to date. No matter how much you have already invested, only your assessment of the future costs and benefits counts.”
How can you spark again if you still hiding in the dust.
Wipe the dust,
Hold your pen firmly,
And start writing a new chapter.
Remember this,
Don’t scratch a wound that’s still healing,
Let the wound heal with patience and with prayer. It will not be the same but in shaa allah it will be better.
Let it go and move on, and may Allah always guide us on the right path.
Dear Sofia 