HOLDING ONTO THE ROOTS, RELEASING THE BRANCHES

I have always known I’m special in every way I can think of even though I don’t act like it sometimes. Yes, I don’t have the best of things that others have but I know I have the core things and those things are all I can ever need to keep going when things get hard. And one of those things, is the family I was born into. My dad is not doing well financially but I know how much he has struggled just to put smiles on the faces of my siblings and I. I don’t need anyone to come tell me how much sacrifices he has made in the past, how much sacrifices he is making now and how much he will make in the future.

There has been times when my dad make some decisions for my siblings and I that wasn’t so cool to us but then, we just trusted his judgment and do as he has said but my dad also gave us the opportunity to make some choices for ourselves and personally, I have never had a reason to let go of family simply because I think they are holding me back or stopping me from achieving anything that I believe is good for me. They have been really supportive in the ways that they can and I’ll always be grateful for that.

But as for my friends, I have made friends that at different times I have felt they are holding me back from making good progress and I have had to let go of such friendships. The truth is, as long as we deal with people, there will be times when we won’t agree with ourselves and that might act as a setback to us especially in cases when we are scared of letting go of those people, that we had to just accept their opinions which might be holding us back from going forward in life.

But at some point, we just have to choose ourselves and go for what we want because we know it is best for us. It might take them time to see reasons with us but sometimes, we will have to achieve those things first before they can see reasons with us. But until then, we will have to let go of such friendships that hold us back to make that progress that we have been working daily towards. If those people are truly our friends, they will come to terms with our choices later. But we have to make sure that we truly know what we want because sometimes the things we think are good for us sometimes might not be good for us.

I find it hard to let go of people even when I know they hold me back but I let that go on for as long as I can hold on but I know if they still don’t end up seeing reasons with me, I will definitely still have to let go at some point and even if I don’t let go, I can never blame them for anything else that comes next because I have learnt to be accountable for my choices. It is me that make the final say in those things that concerns me and they only make suggestions.

This is my entry to the Hivelearners topic on ”LETTING GO.”

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