“There’s an important difference between giving up and letting go.”
I saw that quote and it made me pause.
I am a fighter. I am persistent. I hardly ever give up, but sometimes it’s not about giving up. It’s about accepting what life throws at you. One of the professors that I work for tells the students that you can’t solve a problem you are not willing to accept that you have.
If you are so busy fighting something, you sometimes miss that it’s time to let go and just accept whatever it is.
It’s the semantics that make the difference for me. When I saw the quote above, it helped me realize that it was not a negative to step back and say, “I can’t do this anymore. I can’t fight this battle, but I am walking away not with my head down, but with my head up.”
I am choosing to say, “it’s time to let go”. That doesn’t make me weak, it helps me be stronger. Not only am I consciously choosing this, but I am leaving space for the next thing.
“Giving up” feels like quitting. “Letting go” feels more peaceful and fruitful.
When I do let go, another quote comes to mind, “Clarity is momentum that has no resistance in it.” The two quotes are not contradictory.
Denise
