She Let Go, a poem by Safire Rose

Photo by Matt

Letting go is especially difficult when you experience romantic heartbreak. Seemingly overnight there are new uncertainties, new voids in your life to fill, and difficult emotions and memories to boot. Anxieties and fears can pile on mercilessly.

And yet, it’s precisely at such times that letting go can help you to recognize your inherent wholeness and to move forward.

But what exactly is “letting go”?

I used to be skeptical about letting go, not least because it was completely foreign to me. Life had taught me to be a fighter. Subconsciously, I equated letting go with being irresponsible and defeatist.

Letting go is about being open to your life exactly as it is and trusting that things are alright. You’re aiming for courage, equanimity, and humility, even in the face of the unknown. Not resignation. Not blind optimism either.

Here’s a lovely poem with some tips on what letting go looks like. As the poem suggests, the only way to let go is to do exactly that.

She Let Go

She let go.
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…