She Let Go - A Poem, A Meditation, A Guide

Upgrade your life by letting go of what does not serve you.  This is the current theme of my life.  I hold on to things.  I hold on so that I remember people, places, and good times.  I hold on to things so that I remember that I am real, and so I can see how far I have come.  I hold on to things, because I had so little as a child.  I read this poem and it has been a mantra for me - Sometimes I read the entire thing, or just focus on a couple of lines...

She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go.
She let go of the fear.
She let go of the judgments.
She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head.
She let go of the committee of indecision within her.
She let go of all the ‘right’ reasons.
Wholly and completely, without hesitation or worry, she just let go.
She didn’t ask anyone for advice.
She didn’t read a book on how to let go.
She didn’t search the scriptures.
She just let go.
She let go of all of the memories that held her back.
She let go of all of the anxiety that kept her from moving forward.
She let go of the planning and all of the calculations about how to do it just right.
She didn’t promise to let go.
She didn’t journal about it.
She didn’t write the projected date in her Day-Timer.
She made no public announcement and put no ad in the paper.
She didn’t check the weather report or read her daily horoscope.
She just let go.
She didn’t analyze whether she should let go.
She didn’t call her friends to discuss the matter.
She didn’t do a five-step Spiritual Mind Treatment.
She didn’t call the prayer line.
She didn’t utter one word.
She just let go.
No one was around when it happened.
There was no applause or congratulations.
No one thanked her or praised her.
No one noticed a thing.
Like a leaf falling from a tree, she just let go.
There was no effort.
There was no struggle.
It wasn’t good and it wasn’t bad.
It was what it was, and it is just that.
In the space of letting go, she let it all be.
A small smile came over her face.
A light breeze blew through her. And the sun and the moon shone forevermore…

~ Rev. Safire Rose


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Sharon MacGregor, is a Holistic Health Coach, Yoga Instructor,   She has re-claimed her own health and her life with food and yoga. She helps women who have been side-tracked by life, rediscover their health, vitality and lust for life. www.sharonmacgregor.com