There’s nothing easy about letting go.  Or feeling like we have no control.  Or even having to face the truth about ourselves or a particular situation.  So many questions unanswered … and so many more that come flooding in.  It leaves our heads spinning.

It seems these days, we all have a burden of some sort to carry.  I have witnessed this through the families I work with, and even in my own personal life with an elderly parent who is ill.  I often feel a bit stuck when I arrive at that “crossroad” and I am sure many of you feel the same way.  Whatever the situation, we have choices we have to make and not always under optimal conditions.  But we CAN do it, and do it well, even under the most stressful of times.  We have to do it, because failure is NOT an option.  We’ve come too far to let that happen.

It took me almost 50 years to realize there are many things we have no control over.  What other people do to themselves or impose on us, illnesses that defy explanation, why bad things happen to good people, etc.  And sometimes the answers just don’t come when we want them to arrive.

Mom used to call me “superwoman” and that was an appropriate title at the time.  But somewhere along the line, I ran out of gas.  Sound familiar?  Much as I hate to admit it, I simply got tired, and I allowed life to wear me out … for awhile.  Now I see too many people count on us, from our spouses to our kids, even our pets look to us!

The bottom line is that WE should be counting on our “selves.”  We possess the inner strength to confidently choose a direction.

Standing at the edge of a precipice, someone from behind pushed me and I fell.  I had two choices.  Continue to fall or learn to fly.  I flew well.

Won’t you join me?

© 2012 Julie Hall