Out with the Old…

I love this picture (sent to me by a friend) as beautifully visual way to think about the way that things can be washed away, and fresh starts made.  As regular readers will know, 2010 was just about as tough a year as anyone could imagine for the Cooke clan.  Xmas, I’m happy to report, passed off a whole lot better than I feared and thanks to a family and friends, some fun was had amidst the obvious shadows. 

I don’t pretend for a second that we will let go of last year with the completeness or ease that this picture suggests but perhaps, grain-by-grain, some of the scars maybe filled in, and a new surface prepared for us to ‘write’ on.

Everyone will have things they would like to let go of, and I think this time of year provides an opportunity for us to chose to take steps in this direction.  It does take energy to hold onto things and if we can just allow our ‘fingers’ to open, then perhaps the slipping away can begin.  We often embrace and hold onto our hurts as they do, in someway, define us.  We have to decide if we are the person who was hurt and damaged or the one who is beginning anew.

I in no way pretend that this is easy; indeed, I am still searching for the way through, but the first step is a willingness to let go.  For all those out there who were hurt in 2010, I hope and pray that we can all allow the tide to give us a fresh start this year and renew ourselves and write a new and happier story.

“All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.”   Havelock Ellis

“By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning.”    Lao Tzu

Tags: hurt, letting go, new beginnings, new year

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