THE ART OF LETTING GO

There are many ways of losing possessions, people, pets, etc. that we treasure so much-- through death, estrangement, distance, wrong choices, etc. In our lifetime, whether we like it or not, we will exprience terrible losses due to any or all of the ways mentioned above.

I've seen death steal a very close friend; I've seen death claim several of my beloved dogs; I've seen how estrangement creates walls and gulfs between people who were kindred spirits once.

Often, when we lose someone or something, we say, "Let go and let God." Some people elevate the act of letting go to an "art." They become masters of it. They learn to deal with the loss or separation and they sort of "withdraw" their "emotional bank account" before denial and despondence set in.

To some people, letting go means "detaching" oneself from the object of his/her affection. I say, this isn't exactly letting go. This is simply an act of self-preservation, a preventive measure to save oneself from the pain of losing someone or something.

I say, the true art of letting go is dealing with the loss, finding the wisdom behind the loss, and, with this wisdom, believe that we can't always have what we want; believe that, while we lost them, Someone found them and is taking care of them.