Learning to Let Go

Beliefnet members talk about what they are trying to let go of in their lives.

We all struggle with the act of letting go--whether it's physically letting go of material goods, emotionally detaching from an old love, or spiritually freeing yourself to the possibilities of a higher being. Learning to let go is the central theme in the new movie "Things We Lost in the Fire." In it, Halle Berry plays a widow coping with the recent death of her husband, who invites his childhood friend, played by Benicio Del Toro, a man struggling with a drug addiction, to live with her and her children. Both of them must learn to let go, she of her pain and he of his addiction. Click through our gallery to see what members of our community are struggling to let go of.

I Want to Let Go of...Material Possessions

I find as I pull things from shelves and out of their hiding places that sometimes just the act of dropping that thing--that only serves as a dust catcher or as a reminder of some part of my past that really doesn't hold any special meaning--into the garbage can, I can feel the ties that have bound me to the thoughts of failure falling away.

It is good to let go of the past and all that holds you back and reach with both hands for that higher promise and calling as you leap in faith...casting all of your cares on Him. He cares for you and He does not desire that you be struck down but that you live a victorious and joy filled life.
--bubblylinda1964