Have you ever wanted something so badly it hurt? That you could literally taste it?
Needing, yearning or obsessing about something you desire often leaves you feeling trapped ~ unable to get what you want and also seemingly unable to let go.
Obviously, a goal must exist to summon the energy required to bring it into form, but the goal must not become so important itself that it consumes you.
When you are intensely emotionally invested in a solution, you strap blinkers to your eyes and sever yourself from perceiving any other possibilities, cordoning off opportunity from any other means of approach.
Inner peace is often more about what you remove than add, for example letting go of; complaining, criticising, comparing and competing to name a few. The more you eliminate what doesn’t work, the more you make space for what does to enter your life.
3 things commonly overlooked when you think you are letting go:
1.) Blind desire because it filters your natural intuition through such a narrow lens that it shuts out your ability to detect other possibilities even if they pelt you from all angles.
2.) Clinging to the past in a way that it affects your present. Acknowledge that it played a role in who you chose to become as a result, but don’t let it colour what is yet to come.
3.) Blaming others for where you are at. Forgive yourself, accept what has been and integrate your experiences into who you are now. Anger and resentment hurt you more than the other person.
When you have an intention or goal you would like to see fulfilled;
1.) Ask once with conviction that you will receive it in accordance with your highest good under grace and in a perfect way.
2.) Imbue your asking with heartfelt emotion such as gratitude, appreciation, humility and wonder for what you already have and how you think your end result will lead you to feel.
3.) Symbolically release your request. Either physically or in your mind’s eye ~ bury it, burn it, visualise it floating away or dissolving into the ether. Then go do something else to take your mind off your request. (Take a nap or go to bed, exercise, walk the dog, whip something up in the kitchen, create art, take a shower/bath). When you act as if you fully trust that the universe will provide for you, it invariably will.
In this manner, you are not attempting to control when or how it comes about or projecting expectations of what should be. You are surrendering to Creative Flow and will more easily be able to detect and follow threads of synchronicity that steer you to all you need and more.
In witch ways do you let go?
*I Am Witch. I commit to letting go for just this moment, then I allow myself to let go for a series of moments*
Own it. You know you want to.
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Thanks Stella, that was helpful! I was looking for some guidance for a releasing meditation this morning and you provided it! Blessed Be!
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Stella Seaspirit Reply:
Hi Lisa, lovely to hear from you, I’m delighted that my post was so timely!
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helpful post! i definitely relate to letting desire get in the way of intuition.. sometimes its hard to tell which is which!
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Stella Seaspirit Reply:
@janet, a quick test: if it feels like pushing then it’s desire and if it feels like flow then it’s intuition
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This is great – such wonderful words of wisdom! (and great reminders) Thanks for this helpful post!
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@Gin, you’re so welcome!
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Just what i needed to see!… thank you!… too often, i notice that i have the ability to hold onto a desire with rigidity that would make a bull dog feel envious lol. It would be beneficial to look at my emotions from a place of non-attachment, as an observer.
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Stella Seaspirit Reply:
@jennifer, let me know how this makes a difference for you
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Great post, Stella. It’s so true that inner peace is more about what you subtract than what you add.
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Stella Seaspirit Reply:
@Lori-Lyn, yes and more peace equals more letting go
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Very well written, Stella, and so true what you write about letting go in order to create space in your life for the good things.
Trusting life and the universe is a big part of that.
Thank you for listening to your inner voice and writing this.
Love,
Sofie
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Stella Seaspirit Reply:
@Sofie Meerhoff, thank you for reading and sharing!
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Gorgeous post Stella.
Thank you so much – I just had to re-tweet it and share
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@Chizelle Sharon, thank you so much
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Ah, forever letting go of what no longer serves us. I’m pretty good at letting go but I have a couple of Big Ones that I just keep holding on to… Thank you for the reminder : ). Sometimes it’s difficult to see ourselves from the outside. Especially when its’ something important that plays a big part in our lives.
Love and Light, Karina
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@Karina, sometimes the ‘Big Ones’ need tiny bits of letting go every day until there is nothing left to hold onto
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Stella, this is just perfect for me today – thank you! I’ve just followed the steps you outlined above, now I’m off to take a shower to distract myself
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Stella Seaspirit Reply:
@Leanne, do let me know what the result was!
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