Daily WAffirmation: Let It Go
*cue Elsa* I kid, I kid! Full disclosure: I work in early intervention, so I spend lots of time with the under 5 set and hear the soundtrack from Frozen at least 10 times a day. Lucky me.
I had a rough day at work today. Things weren't clicking, there was a lot of negative energy, and I arrived home feeling as though I had invested yet another day of my life in something that requires much and yields little. As I embarked on my hour long commute, the day replayed itself in my head and I tried to pinpoint things I could have done better - done differently - that might have yielded a more positive outcome. Yes, I should probably have been more patient with the colleague who asked the same question repeatedly, causing what should have been a half-hour meeting to drag to two and a half. Was I sympathetic enough to the parent worried about their child's progress despite all evidence that they're developing right on schedule? I can put more effort into planning, and then maybe I'll find more joy in what I'm doing (prognosis: doubtful). Yes, I'm a worrier, an over-analyzer, and most definitely my own worst critic; I know I'm likely not alone in this. The thing is that I've never been able to find the "off" switch, so I'm constantly thinking of all the ways in which I fall short, fail to thrive, and just generally screw things up. Somehow the successes (meager though they may be) don't feature in this movie in my mind.
As charming or insidious, depending on your perspective, as the song from Frozen may be, its refrain is worth repeating. The more we hold onto the mistakes, the failures (actual or perceived), and the missed opportunities, the less room we have to learn from the experience and then let it go. Let. it. go. Three little words, but sage advice that may make the difference between having the energy and confidence to move forward, work smarter, and achieve better. By letting go of the negatives in our day to day, whatever they may be, we give ourselves permission to devote the time we would have spent worrying about them to something great, be it our WA ventures or something else equally exciting. It may not happen overnight, but then again, most things worth doing don't. So today I'm choosing to let it go, and spend the rest of my evening working on my dreams; hopefully tomorrow I'll be one step closer to making them a reality. Besides...the cold never bothered me anyway ;)
Thanks for listening!
Tara
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Awesome piece of advice. I am learning to let things go when they have already served its purpose in my life. Great!