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
'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.
~Ernest Holmes
