Letting Go©

Being the hopeless romantic that I am, I realize that love does not always feel good. Sometimes, we have to deal with a little bit of pain. Okay, a lot of pain. But I embrace the dark days just as much as the lighter days, because as I've said before, there is a lesson in everything. When I was writing "Letting Go", I was listening to a girlfriend who was talking about the torture of getting a lost love out of her system. I thought about the many things I've done to purge myself of a lost love, and I realized that it's not an easy task. We resort to many things - getting back out there and dating right away, trying to reconcile with the person, drinking, crying, talking to friends. Some remedies are healthier than others. Crying to a friend is a bit better than eating a pint of ice cream. But sometimes, a pint of whatever just feels pretty darn good! That, or a plate of french fries. lol
The power in "Letting Go" is not in what you're doing, but in the end, feeling so empowered that you have let go. That you have mourned the loss and are now willing to move forward. Healing for each of us happens in it's own time and way. But just know that just as you feel bad, and it hurts, it will one day feel better....

One day it won't matter
the letters, pictures
saved messages
the memories
you won't want to pick up the phone and call him
or hold the phone close, waiting/hoping he'll call
all the hoping will be gone
this is the process of
Letting Go
One day, you'll stop the self pity
questioning the why, how and what
why did he leave
how could he leave
what could you have done differently?
one day you'll be able to look forward
you won't even check your rearview mirror
this is the process of
Letting Go
How do you turn that corner
and erase all the pain
the pain is the hardest thing
it lingers day and night
no amount of tears, or sleep or talking seems to help
but time, somehow diminishes it
and listening to your heart helps
this is the process of
Letting Go
And then one day, something happens
and he becomes a distant memory
a memory that doesn't hold feeling
and you smile again
and hope again
and quite possibly
love again
this is the process of
Letting Go
Go through the process of letting go
embrace it
be willing to learn the lesson
because it's in the learning
you will find your strength

Let go!
and know that you are strong
Let go!
Because there's nothing to be gained
by holding on
Let go!
Because there is better
you are better
this is the process of
Letting Go......