Letting Go to Grow

So, yesterday I had my weekly empowerment session with my GEMS at McKinley High School. The focus of yesterday's session was to teach each GEM various tools and techniques they could use to help them let go of bad habits, thoughts, and beliefs; and also to stretch and grow into who they desire and are designed to be. 

Well, as life would have it, this lesson would be applied to my life on today. As of about 30mins ago I was reminded that I am too wonderful and too amazing to settle for the treatment I was accepting from a person in my life.

I realized that while I have no regrets and even learned a lot about myself while this person and I shared time and experiences together, if I stayed longer, I would eventually resent them and myself.

NOTE: Choosing yourself over someone else is a lesson every woman should learn and practice. It is not selfish! Your well being is just as important as the next person's!

It is not selfish to choose your well being over some else. In fact, when you are constantly putting yourself last and the other person is ok with it, you are in a parasitic relationship. A parasitic relationship means that there is a host and a parasite. The parasite latches on to the host and takes nutrients (love, time, money, energy, resources, thoughts, etc) from the host but does not replenish what it takes.

I don't hate nor do I resent this person, but if I realized if I  allowed myself to not accept the truth that was so directly in front of me, I would be doing myself a disservice.

So today, I am letting go so I can grow. I am hopeful and excited about life and all the great things I am doing and the idea of allowing one relationship to undo all other endeavors in my life is just silly.  

I mean, who does that anyways???

So if you find yourself hanging on to a relationship (friends, love ones, significant others, co-workers, etc) that isn't bearing the fruit it once used to or the kind that you want to eat, simply up root yourself from the situation and leave that parasite behind so you can be planted in your garden, preferably near a stream with ample sunshine, and just watch yourself SHINE and Grow all because you had the courage and wisdom to LET GO!

HEALING - By India.Arie

I release all disappointment
From my mental, physical, spiritual and  emotional body
'Cause I know that spirit guides me
And love lives inside  me
That's why today I take life as it comes