The Language of Letting Go, April 1
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The Language of Letting Go, April 1
APRIL 1
You are reading from the book "The Language of Letting Go."
Going Easy
Go easy. You may have to push forward, but you don't have to push so hard. Go in gentleness. Go in peace.
Do not be in so much of a hurry. At no day, no hour, no time are you required to do more than you can do in peace.
Frantic behaviors and urgency are not the foundation for our new way of life.
Do not be in too much of a hurry to begin. Begin, but do not force the beginning if it is not time. Beginnings will arrive soon enough.
Enjoy and relish middles, the heart of the matter.
Do not be in too much of a hurry to finish. You may be almost done, but enjoy the final moments. Give yourself fully to those moments so that you may give and get all there is.
Let the pace flow naturally. Move forward. Start. Keep moving forward. Do it gently, though. Do it in peace. Cherish each moment.
Today, Higher Power, help me focus on a peaceful pace rather than a harried one. I will keep moving forward gently, not frantically. Help me let go of my need to be anxious, upset, and harried. Help me replace it with a need to be a peace and in harmony.
©1990, Hazelden Foundation. All rights reserved.
You are reading from the book "The Language of Letting Go."
Going Easy
Go easy. You may have to push forward, but you don't have to push so hard. Go in gentleness. Go in peace.
Do not be in so much of a hurry. At no day, no hour, no time are you required to do more than you can do in peace.
Frantic behaviors and urgency are not the foundation for our new way of life.
Do not be in too much of a hurry to begin. Begin, but do not force the beginning if it is not time. Beginnings will arrive soon enough.
Enjoy and relish middles, the heart of the matter.
Do not be in too much of a hurry to finish. You may be almost done, but enjoy the final moments. Give yourself fully to those moments so that you may give and get all there is.
Let the pace flow naturally. Move forward. Start. Keep moving forward. Do it gently, though. Do it in peace. Cherish each moment.
Today, Higher Power, help me focus on a peaceful pace rather than a harried one. I will keep moving forward gently, not frantically. Help me let go of my need to be anxious, upset, and harried. Help me replace it with a need to be a peace and in harmony.
©1990, Hazelden Foundation. All rights reserved.
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Oh I so needed this reminder today. I am 8 1/2 months pregnant with my first child and starting to feel incredibly anxious about having everything prepared. I spent most of the night tossing and turning with my thoughts swirling of all the things that need to be done. Feeling a sense of urgency that it all has to be done NOW and then feeling overwhelmed because of course that is unrealistic. Add to that my increasing discomfort and worries about labor and I am simultaneously wanting to slow down and speed up this last month of pregnancy.
"Go easy. You may have to push forward, but you don't have to push so hard.... Do not be in too much of a hurry to finish. You may be almost done, but enjoy the final moments."
"Go easy. You may have to push forward, but you don't have to push so hard.... Do not be in too much of a hurry to finish. You may be almost done, but enjoy the final moments."
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honeypig I just wanted to say I think it's such a service to post these every day. I actually didn't get it at first, that you were posting passages from a book that has a passage for every day of the year, then I actually got the book... 'a-ha!'
anyway, i think it's a wonderful thing to do, thank you for taking the time
anyway, i think it's a wonderful thing to do, thank you for taking the time
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