I read a quote recently that really stayed on my heart.
There is a big difference between giving up and letting go. Giving up is abandoning hope and letting fear limit your growth. Letting go is ridding yourself of things that no longer bring you joy or purpose. It’s removing toxic people and beliefs from your life that are keeping you from the happiness and the ideas that will allow you to grow and excel.
Giving up is easy. Letting go is hard as hell.
I had a friend tell me not too long ago that I had “Lost my smile.” All the happiness and peace I once had was gone. I was initially offended because ,when I was around him and other friends, I smile and laugh and joke. I was damn near the life of the party. He said that he could tell the difference between me smiling for ME and me smiling for OTHERS.
It’s amazing how people that care about us can see what we try so hard to mask.
Prayerfully this “letting go” season will lead me back to my smile.