Comments on: Emotional Cleansing for Freedom and Joy

By: 50 Shots of Happiness

50 Shots of Happiness — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:07:37 +0000

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By: Nea | Self Improvement Saga

Nea | Self Improvement Saga — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:58:16 +0000

Tess,

When I feel weighed down it is usually because of my desire to fix everything. I may find that I’m feeling sad and overwhelmed after learning about someone neglecting a child, divorcing their spouse, hurting an animal, or contracting an illness.

Internalizing those things that are out of my control has caused me a great deal of pain in the past. So, my journey toward emotional cleansing has included finding a way to clear my mind of the preoccupation with things that don’t line up with my dream for the world.
.-= Nea | Self Improvement Saga´s last post…What Everyone Ought to Know About Gratitude and Appreciation =-.

By: Patricia

Patricia — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 03:43:19 +0000

I seem to suffer at the point of overwhelmed…working on leaving that behind.
another fabulous list and another one I printed to put up on my mirror…
oh that old baggage
.-= Patricia´s last post…Vacationing Vicariously =-.

By: Phil - Less Ordinary Llving

Phil - Less Ordinary Llving — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:47:27 +0000

Tess – as always an inspiring post. I’ve been writing a series of posts on mental spring cleaning and I think your post is totally in the spirit. We have so much dusty old rubbish in our mental attic and sorting them out is so cathartic. Thanks for some great suggestions on simplifying and lightening the load.

Phil
.-= Phil – Less Ordinary Llving´s last post…Secret Games We Play and How to Win Them =-.

By: Samantha Sutton

Samantha Sutton — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:15:08 +0000

I think letting go has a lot to do with releasing thoughts. Some can seem so compelling… but you really do have a choice to spend time with them or not. With practice, I find that I can sometimes put down a thought and choose which one I will pick up instead… with enough persistence, the old thought really does eventually give up and go away. Freedom. Letting go of destructive thoughts to embrace the new possibilities.
.-= Samantha Sutton´s last post…The heaviness of tolerating =-.

By: suzen

suzen — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:47:58 +0000

Hi Tess! Late to the party here since I was away on vacation – trying to get caught up now with all you wonderful bloggers!

Exceptional post! I’m all for dropping the baggage. It serves no purpose whatsoever. Travel lightly, I say! I honestly don’t know how people can carry all the luggage and get anywhere – gosh, what they MISS! That picture you put up is worth a million words isn’t it? But I love the quotes too! Thanks for this – always a great blog here!
Hugs
suZen

By: J.D. Meier

J.D. Meier — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:59:10 +0000

Here are a few of my favorite metaphors for letting go:
- cut the dead wood
- put your bags down (from Peaceful Warrior)
- cut the ties that bind you

I think the movie Up was a great example of moving forward.
.-= J.D. Meier´s last post…Spring Cleaning Sources of Insight =-.

By: Alex Blackwell

Alex Blackwell — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:41:35 +0000

Thanks for the challenge in this post Tess.

Fear has been weighing me down lately. With just two years left before I turn 50, I’m beginning to feel anxious about the state of my life. It is clear I will not be a multimillionaire or a famous writer. I’m trying to find peace, and appreciation, with what I do have and to silence the fear. By letting go of the fear, I feel I will have done some important emotional cleaning.

Alex

By: janice | Sharing the Journey

janice | Sharing the Journey — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:36:11 +0000

Hi Tess,
Great post, quotes – and as always – a cracking list! I’m fairly good at letting go and clearing out in my personal life, or at least knowing when it’s needed. Recently I’ve been practising using those same muscles with regard to blogging. I’ve been a lot happier since I let go of the notion that within one day I can visit everyone who visits me, read every blog I want to, comment on everything I enjoy, and still produce something worthwhile on my own blog. I’ve accepted that I’m a slow burn. I’ve even learned to temporarily unsubscribe when I take a week off, as well as close the laptop and comments, so that email alerts don’t clog my inbox. (I remember you got a returned email when my inboxes got full and started rejecting mail when I was unwell in December and January). I’d rather spend my time creating and connecting when I come back from the odd few days away than doing loads of inbox clearing out!
.-= janice | Sharing the Journey´s last post…Some Insights on Editing… =-.

By: Fatima Da

Fatima Da — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:44:38 +0000

Awesome post Tess, Love the quote from Thich Nhat Hanh ..letting go obviously can be a struggle and the end results of not doing so are sometimes not particularly nice. You have put together a great list of activities, each of which I believe can be leant to facilitate this process of letting go . I particularly love the idea of “Create something new”

Thanks
.-= Fatima Da´s last post…Are Your Personal Beliefs and Values Still Serving You? =-.