"Letting go means to come to the realization that
some people are a part of your history, but not a
part of your destiny." ~ Steve Maraboli


We've all had a lot of people that have helped us along the
path to where we are today. Some of those people were
obviously positive influences, and some of the others were
not so obviously positive influences.


They all contributed to our growth and development in one
way or another. We can be grateful for them.
I know, it's a lot easier to be grateful for some people than
it is for others, because the help we got from some people
was more pleasant than others. But they all helped.


That doesn't mean that we need to carry them around with
us for the rest of our lives, however.
When our lives take different paths, and our relationships
change, there's a tendency to feel like we must stay in touch.

We can, if we choose, but we don't have to. It's OK to let
that person go. If we feel guilty about doing that, we should
look at the situation and ask our #1 question - is that true?

Do we really have unfinished business, do we really owe
that person something? Or do we just have a "guilty" tape
running?
As our quote says, people can be a valuable part of our
past without needing to be part of our present. We can be
grateful and move on. They can do the same.

We'll be a lot freer without the guilt that comes from putting
unreasonable restrictions on our choices. We'll make room
for new people, to help and be helped.

That would be good.

All the best,
Wes Hopper