Letting Go – Simple or Complicated?
Posted on July 14, 2021 by Bridget Fitzpatrick, One of Thousands of Life Coaches on Noomii.
Are you stuck holding on to past hurts but want to let them go? Then this article is for you. Learn my simple technique for letting go of past hurts.
People often ask me how I can get over difficult times so easily. It’s not that I minimize the difficult times or disregard them. These situations are plenty difficult in the moment and like everyone else, I struggle through them. But after years of working with mentors and advisors, reading self help books, going deep inside of myself with meditation, I have found my secret to moving on. And it’s so simple. Easy… not so much, but so very simple for sure.
So what did I discover? I learned that everything can hold a lesson for us if we are open to it. If we can catch our breath during stressful times and actually express gratitude for the situation, this is the first step to understanding the situation. Most people will think I am nuts for saying to be grateful for the hard times but it is the hard times that bring the greatest lessons and the greatest potential for self-discovery and self-growth. Be grateful for the lesson. If you are able to look at stressful situations through the lens of learning, the stressful situation begins to change. Yes, it may be awful and you may take years to overcome it, but once you understand and learn the lesson accompanying the situation, you can move forward in a much more healthier way.
My secret to moving forward is to look at the stressful situation, try to understand why it came to me, examine the lesson that is hidden in the situation and then… LET IT GO! Like I said earlier, simple but not always easy. When you let go of the past that no longer serves a purpose for you, you become liberated to live a better life. Learn from the situation and then let it go. Letting go of past difficulties also opens your world for more good to come forward….if you do the work to understand the situation.
I am not an advocate for hanging on to past wrongs or mistakes but I also know that everyone is on their own path and needs to figure that out. I believe helping people to let go of things that no longer serve them from their past, is one of my greatest strengths in coaching. Sometimes it can be as easy as having someone with a different perspective that helps you to let things go and other times, it takes a few more sessions. People only let go of the past when they learn it doesn’t serve them or they are sick and tired of carrying it forward. Are you ready to let go of the past that you don’t need and start living fully in the present? If so, let’s work together to make that happen. Let’s liberate you from your past and open your doors to a really amazing life!
