Heart💖of Healing: Letting Go as a Sacred Act.
- Upan Lifton
- Apr 29
- 2 min read
Messages From The Heart of Healing
There comes a moment in every healing journey when we’re asked to loosen our grip—not because we’re giving up, but because we’re finally ready to breathe.
Letting go isn’t failure.
It isn’t weakness.
It isn’t passive.
Letting go is a sacred act of trust. A whisper to the universe that says: I no longer need to carry this.
🌿 What We Hold, Holds Us
We carry more than we realize.
Old stories.
Unspoken grief.
Outgrown roles.
Wounds passed down like heirlooms.
Silent beliefs that say, I have to be strong, or I’m not allowed to let this go.
And yet…What we hold, holds us.
What we cling to, clings to us.
When healing begins, it often doesn’t look like shining light—it looks like softening. Like realizing, I’ve been carrying this for so long… and I don’t have to anymore. Letting go doesn’t mean forgetting. It means freeing.
🧘🏽♀️ What It Feels Like to Release
Letting go is not a single moment—it’s a practice.
A practice of loosening.
Of listening. Of allowing.
It may feel like:
A long exhale after holding your breath
Tears you didn’t know were waiting
Saying no (or yes) and meaning it
Telling the truth, finally
Giving yourself permission to change
It doesn’t always feel graceful.
But it always makes space—for something new, something lighter, something true.
💫 A Gentle Practice:The Letting Go Breath
Sit quietly with your feet on the ground or hands over your heart.
On your inhale, silently say: “I receive what is.”
On your exhale, silently say: “I release what no longer serves.”
Repeat slowly, breathing normally.
Let whatever comes, come.
No forcing. No fixing. Just breath, presence, and trust.
🕊 A Simple Truth
You are not meant to carry it all.
You are not less holy when you put something down.
You are not broken when you outgrow what once felt familiar.
Letting go is not the end.
It’s the space in which new life begins.
🌱 Reflection: Ask Yourself...
What are you ready to lay down today—not with judgment, but with gentleness?
When you’re ready, let go.
Not because you must…But because you finally can.
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