Contest 109: Letting Go

Don't expect too much from people; it's not everyone who understands your heart. They can only break you, but all you have to do is just be done and give without expecting a return, because your happiness is in your own hands. Focus on what you can get and protect your own happiness and peace. You don't owe anyone an explanation; just let peace reign. Forgive anyone that offends you, and forgive yourself for what you don't even know. All you need is peace, and you don't have to prove anything to anyone anymore. What you can't change, let it be. You don't have to be enduring every pain to show you care; you've done all you can. You have been responsible enough, faced with disappointment, and life still goes on. Stay calm. Have a deep breath and let it go.

In life, one needs to let go of some situations because we don't need to force anything, whether it is a relationship, conversation, friendship, or love. If it's worth fighting for and if it flows, it will flow naturally without stress, and if it crashes, it will crash. And again, if it is painful, let it go because it's not meant to be. We need to be okay with letting things go because it does not mean that you or I are losing, but it is paving the way for what truly belongs to you.

When God decides that something is no longer yours, he will not let you have peace with it. No matter how much effort you put into it, most of the time he will not take it out of your life; he would rather let you hold onto it until it is damaging you physically, emotionally, and sometimes spiritually until the only option for you is to let go.

In a specific experience Where I had witnessed a situation where a friend collected money from his own friend in the form of a loan, promising to pay back once he gets his payments from his salary at the end of the month. Surprisingly, at the end, when he got the salary, he started complaining and giving several excuses, which took a long period of time. Since then, the friend had been patient enough and was not able to get the money back; he had to give up and let go of the money.

When the quality of your life is very low, to a point that you feel that you cannot find a way back.

E.g., if you are in a relationship that is not adding any value to the quality of your life, it is time for you to leave. If I'm doing anything to please you and displeasing myself, it means I'm appeasing all your needs and betraying myself. In the midst of doing so, it is time to walk away. Letting go means understanding it's open space for better days and brighter moments. In the case mentioned in the experience above, the debtor went as far as threatening the owner of the money on different occasions and even went spiritual to kill his friend. At that point, the friend understood that it was time to give up, and he decided to let go of the money.

I invite @bossj23 @dprof and @afahaene