Letting go of the outcome is one of my biggest challenges on the spiritual path. Here's the idea: You put your time, energy and effort into a project and then release the results to the Universe. You do not get to decide what ultimately happens. You trust that the Universe will take care of you and give you the best outcome, even if it's not what you thought you wanted. In this way a delay or a change can turn into a gift. However, it only works if we release our grip on one certain outcome.
If we are feeling angry, frustrated, impatient or disappointed, then we are probably attached to the outcome. Of course it's not bad to feel these things, and these emotions can be signs that we need to practice surrender, the art of letting go. Every day I find new opportunities to forgive and let go. For example, today I have an important meeting with a team of 8 people. I know that I am attached to a certain outcome (medical testing for a student) and I am trying to stay open to other possibilities and other solutions. My practice this week has been to speak my truth in a calm way and then step back. By stepping back and letting go of the need to control or manipulate, the Universe can do her thing and send all of the help/answers/solutions that we need. If we are completely locked in to only one right answer, then we will be angered and frustrated by any other solution. Today my intention is to stay open. I'm doing everything I can and now I get to let go. I know that I am taken care of. This situation will work out in divine timing and order. It feels so good to let myself off the hook. Now is time to live in faith and surrender.
If we are feeling angry, frustrated, impatient or disappointed, then we are probably attached to the outcome. Of course it's not bad to feel these things, and these emotions can be signs that we need to practice surrender, the art of letting go. Every day I find new opportunities to forgive and let go. For example, today I have an important meeting with a team of 8 people. I know that I am attached to a certain outcome (medical testing for a student) and I am trying to stay open to other possibilities and other solutions. My practice this week has been to speak my truth in a calm way and then step back. By stepping back and letting go of the need to control or manipulate, the Universe can do her thing and send all of the help/answers/solutions that we need. If we are completely locked in to only one right answer, then we will be angered and frustrated by any other solution. Today my intention is to stay open. I'm doing everything I can and now I get to let go. I know that I am taken care of. This situation will work out in divine timing and order. It feels so good to let myself off the hook. Now is time to live in faith and surrender.
