further thoughts on letting go...
She Let Go...Debra Robinson·October 21, 2025Read full story
I am NOT DEAD YET!!…. (or anytime soon I trust!) but this little Snoopy piece will be my thank you to Life…the final letting go.
Meanwhile, this idea of ‘letting go’ has another practical dimension to it…
This was taught to me years ago by Shirley the reluctant psychic (back when I was roundly opposed to such things…so if you are one of those, kindly read on. There is no danger here.)
There was some unusual wisdom in this little exercise.
At bedtime, before you fall asleep, take a few moments to review your day. What you accomplished, what remains undone, any lingering emotions such as irritation, upset, happiness, etc. Thank yourself for a job well-done, note where you might have done better. Note what you learned from the day…and what lies ahead for tomorrow.
Then, to the best of your ability, FINISH the day’s business. Put away from you all the petty grievances and feuds, concerns, worries, discussions, events.
Say ‘Goodnight now’ and close the door.
Bring your OWN closure to things. The day is done.
Then she recommended taking a few deep breaths, turning your head slowly from side to side a few times. (this reorients your system)
…and then imagine yourself taking off each of your personas…as if removing a garment…because, that is, in actuality, what each one is!
Take off the garment of father or mother or single parent and lay it aside.
Lay aside these things…just for now…
I am someone’s son, daughter, wife, husband, brother, sister, in-law, caretaker, grandparent, grandchild, niece, nephew, neighbor, friend, foe or enemy,…
Remove the costume, as it were, of employee or co-worker or boss…
Likewise the ego constructs associated, such as author, grannny, high-achiever, military warrior, expert…the list goes on and on…and on.
Lay it aside…no matter how impressive, heavy or overbearing! They are not You.
You will find more personas…some worn unconsciously for so long….
so long that you think they are an accurate…and inescapable…depiction of you.
Citizen, business associate, political animal…anything you can think of.
Untangle yourself from all these constricting, sometimes ill-fitting, outgrown, even flattering garments.
Is there a big pile on your floor?
Are you able to breathe a little easier yet?
Is it any wonder that people wake up tired and stressed?
Are you harbouring a little less dread for the day ahead?
We have to disconnect once in awhile.
Hit the Reset button on life.
‘Release all…Renew all.’
Shirley taught me to do it nightly!
“None of these roles are the REAL YOU! “ she said. “The real you is underneath all of those costumes. While the costumes have their purpose, they are not the real you.”
“They are merely personas…all temporary.
Now send yourself back to Source for the night…”
To be hosed off, barnacles removed, scraped clean…
to be healed, put back in your right mind, to receive a little course correction, fresh understanding, insights…to be re-infused and re-invigorated from the Source…
to learn and experience who YOU really are!
Sleep in angelic realms….not these troubled and dark realms.
In the morning…
Take notice of who you are today…
How your ‘Release all…Renew all’ freed you of yesterday’s burdens and concerns…
and handed you a fresh canvas for the day.
Free to resume in whatever way seems fit.
She advised the following…”In the morning, Do Not automatically reach for all your old costumes.
Choose carefully and only put on the ones that are needed for the day ahead.
Take that moment to think… Many, if not most, can be left aside for now.
And when you do put them on, bear in mind that they are just costumes. Nothing to take overly seriously. You will be taking them off again in a few hours time.”
Lay them aside… Lay them aside…
Travel lightly through Life.
Now…
Getting into the nuts and bolts of this…
I once counseled a young woman who had a difficult start in life. Deeply depressed behind the eager smile, her only sibling had committed suicide, parents abandoned / leaning on her, etc. Her story hung heavy on her.
I listened to how she introduced people into her life…and then I made a simple suggestion:
“How about if you just tell these new people about YOU…without any mention of your brother’s suicide and all the rest?”
Could she actually do that, she wondered? She had saddled herself all her life….
I en-Couraged her to try.
(can you see that this is an active piece…and not just a matter of words?)
The absolute IMPACT of that one simple change…
She had been discharged from the prison of her life view…her sad and tragic story. Her face brightened, her whole carriage changed, her shadowed history no longer dragging itself like a ball and chain into her future.
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Living like this gives you the small detachment needed that allows you to see and to learn from what you’ve been through…
and to know that each day is a fresh and elevated (sometimes rapidly) new beginning.
You’re allowed to grow and to change…at your preferred pace.
You’re not hung up in your story…and pretty soon, you won’t be hung up in their stories, either.
Take note of your dreams, impressions, thoughts, insights, songs in your head through the night and as you start to awaken and rise for the day.
After all, you made a pact…you asked for something and you are being answered.
In the same way that you made your various costumes and the personas attached to them more conscious, you can bring your rapport with “Source” into active awareness.
Many people will say that they don’t dream or recollect, etc. and that’s ok. The higher realms are very patient, kind and persistent. I’m not above asking them to ‘turn up the volume’, repeat themselves and to be patient with me…
It’s not a matter of reading the right book or having the special prayers or formulas for manifestation. It is not a confusing, exhausting game of cat and mouse.
It is more a letting go of what was in the way…
If you wake up no longer clutching your failings, disappointments or difficult history…
If you find yourself walking free, upright and less encumbered…
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As always, thanks for reading…💖
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