LETTING GO....

My blog this week is centered around a poem I found by Leo Thomas. It is about "letting go." To me, it is about letting go of a comfort zone, being brave enough to try new things, and to attack a new challenge. Change is always hard for all of us. I've found that the best parents, the best teachers, the best leaders have all been able to embrace change as necessary while also sticking to and not compromising on their core principles.

We are all faced with new challenges and opportunities. As the last few lines of this poem say, "when the time comes for you to change again, listen to your heart, for then, you will surely know..."

We all make conscious decisions on a daily basis about "this" or "that" decision, about this opportunity, or that circumstance. Listen to your heart, make a decision, and LET IT GO.

Letting Go...
You know it's time to grow,
When you feel as though,
You've been living isolated, as in a silo.
You'll feel it in your heart,
You'll no longer want to play the part
That you already know.
That's when it's time
To stretch your feelings and your mind
By letting go of what you know.
Change, at first, might feel strange,
But now's the time to reach for the unknown.
We fear new heights but, most of all,
We fear the possibility that we might fall.
But only by letting go can we ever be exposed,
To all the new things that we need to grow,
Even though, it might seem scary
At the time, to do so.
So worry not, dear friend.
When the time comes for you to change again,
Listen to your heart, for then,
You will surely know...