The Art of Let Things Go

May 21, 2001 - © Jennie S. Bev

"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference." ~The Serenity Prayer

"We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us." ~Joseph Campbell, Author

It is always hard to understand these three things: when is the time to let things go, which things to let go and how to let them go. Many times, we're so deeply upset that our mind is set to that particular "thing" or "things." We clench our minds and take them so seriously. Our minds, thus, as if don't have any more capacity to move on.

Life is not easy. That's a part of our existence, we all know. There are so many things that we don't and can't accept because of so many reasons. Failures, rejection by others, being misunderstood, being wrongfully accused and disappointments are to name a few of the stuff that have the potential to freeze our minds, to stop our inner clock from ticking, to hinder our innermost to let things go.

When my mind is frozen, my life feels tasteless and empty. I don't like the fact that I'm working very hard not to let that happen often. As human beings, it's hard for us not to unfreeze. When there are things that "violate" our sense of purpose, we are often astonished. We couldn't believe what happened. We couldn't believe our eyes, ears and perceptions. Above all, we couldn't believe our mind.

Whenever I experience this, I read The Serenity Prayer aloud and let my mind absorb its noble meaning. The ultimate wisdom in life is to act wisely by knowing and understanding what's going on around us. Putting it shortly, life is full of disappointments and mysteries. The Buddhists, thus, describe life as suffering.

Life is suffering. Our perception makes us suffer. This is an interesting concept, isn't it? To suffer, or not to suffer is merely a matter of perception. We can take things seriously that make us suffer, or to take them so lightly that nothing can bother our core self. Though it sounds really simple, it is not that easy to implement.

Let's pivot around The Serenity Prayer. When you're hurt, you need to look at the causes. For example, I was deeply hurt when my in-laws judged me for my "eccentric" unique lifestyle, which is very quiet, spiritual and creative as opposed to theirs, whose are very talkative, judgmental and money-oriented.

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