The Courage To Let Go And Live In 2009
January 2nd, 2009 by Manchild
Quick question. Now that you’ve finished celebrating the beginning of a new year, what’s next on your agenda? Think about it. Maybe 2008 wasn’t a good year for you. If not, what will you choose to do differently in 2009?
Did you discover that you had the courage to “let go and live” your “Big Dream(s)” in 2008? If not, take time, make time to accurately identify in plain and simple terms the main reason(s) why you repeatedly failed to exceed the imaginary limits of your own self-imposed limitations in 2008.
What, or who, are you still anxiously holding on to right now that you need to let go of by faith before you can honestly expect to excel, succeed, and achieve “Greatness” in 2009? But first, how would you define “Greatness?” Think about it.
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.“ Ecclesiastes 1:1-9 KJV
What “bad habits” must you let go of and replace with “good habits” before you can boldly and courageously live your life like never before?” Think about it.
What “bad choices” did you make in 2008 that you cannot afford to make in 2009? Have you failed to forgive yourself for what you did, or didn’t do, in 2008 to sabotage your own success?If not, don’t you think it’s time you did? Think about it.
Do you finally “know yourself” well enough to feel safe and secure within the comfort of your own skin to begin “living without limits , loving without conditions, and leading like Jesus Christ did – by example?” If not now, when? Think about it.
Do you honestly believe that you have the courage to let go of what’s still weighing you down or holding you back long enough to live “for the first time” in your life? If not, don’t you think it’s time you finally started making a difference in your own life before too soon becomes too late to do so? If not you, who? Think about it.
If you don’t own a journal, go get one, or create your own, because you’ll definitely need it during such a season as this. As always, the choice to “let go and live in 2009″ is yours alone to make.
Copyright (c) 2009 by Roderick O. Solomon. All Rights Reserved.
As usual AWESOME post! Unfortunately people may not be ready. If they actually “Let Go” than that will make them responsible and accountable for their own lives, no one else to blame for issues but themselves!
Letting Go & Living is an awesome mandate! Let’s do it!
I think I will do a better job with my journaling this year.
Talk about courage…just what I needed at this point in my life. I need to make a decision but I’m afraid to just let go and live but thanks to your post I guess I’m more ready now. Life is too short anyway to just fritter away.
I think that you are right-on-point for the year 2009. The time for procrastination has simmered to where most people have lost the knowledge of exactly what time it is and how much power they actually have over their individual lives. Good posting!
Procrastination is the enemy of today and many have side with the latter. Let’s do what we can for today and one of them is letting go of our past failures to get ready for the new year that awaits us.
What excellent questions and wisdom!
Karen
A lot of people I knew had a pretty bad 2008 including myself, & my “goal” or “accomplishment” I want this year…is simply to have a better year than last!
man i wish one day my blog could in top 50, but i don’t think it’s gonna happen, by the way nice blog
My thoughts: Fear restrains the burgeoning spirit from transcending its limitations. Fear is the enemy of the mind and slayer of the spirit.
So true: ” . . . why you repeatedly failed to exceed the imaginary limits of your own self-imposed limitations in 2008.”
The imaginary limits – Wow! This has always been my biggest problem and still is. However, my problem stems more from a lack of focus. I’ve so many ideas brewing in my head that I can’t decide which direction to take. And for one of the possible directions, PR, I don’t have the passion to pursue it. Frankly, I don’t enjoy the phone call follow ups that are required. Why is it so hard to pick one direction and stick to it? I’m all over the place. I even posted a blog entry called: If only there was a lost and found for the brain.”
Thank you for your poetic inspirational thoughts on life.
Lauren
The opportunities in store for us in any given year are something that we have to seriously consider. Seize every day that comes, and never let go opportunities. It is better to let go of bad habits and embrace another set of challenges to learn from.
It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.