You Let Go — And That Was Brave

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Post 14: “You Let Go — And That Was Brave”

Maybe you didn’t want to.
Maybe you fought to hold on as long as you could.
You adjusted, you poured in, you stayed longer than you should’ve — hoping, trying, giving it every soft part of you.

But one day, something inside whispered:
“You can’t keep carrying this and still move forward.”

So you let go.

And maybe it didn’t feel strong.
Maybe it felt like breaking.
Like surrender.
Like giving up.

But it wasn’t.
It was courage — the quiet kind.

Because letting go isn’t weakness.
It’s wisdom.
It’s listening to the deepest part of your soul and honoring it.

And maybe you still grieve what it could’ve been.
Maybe you still miss the good parts.
Maybe it still aches some mornings when you wake up and remember how things used to be.

That’s okay.
You’re allowed to grieve it and still know you did the right thing.

Because some things — or people, or places, or paths — are only meant to walk beside you for a season.
And when that season ends, holding on too tightly keeps you from reaching what’s next.

What you let go of mattered.
But so do you.

And you’re not selfish for choosing peace.
You’re not weak for needing space.
You didn’t fail for choosing the unknown. You protected your light from something that kept dimming it.

There is still more for you.

There is life ahead that fits you better.
Love that doesn’t ask you to shrink.
Peace that doesn’t come at the cost of your voice.
Dreams that still belong to you — even now.

So let go, if you haven’t yet.
Or let yourself breathe, if you already have.
Either way — know this:

You’re not empty now.
You’re open.
And open is where the healing begins.