Let it Go

Tonight at the Oscars, “Let it Go” won Best Original Song. This powerful piece from the movie “Frozen” is one of my favorites, and it also happens to be my theme for this week’s blog post.

Something I realized recently is that what we want out of life makes us who we are. Each day is filled with so much opportunity for us to make our dreams a reality. And you know what else? We all have those days when things just don’t go our way. Our initial reaction may include complaining about it, getting angry with people, or even being hard on ourselves. But I want you to think about something - what good does that exactly do for you? I strongly believe that whatever consumes our minds has tremendous power over our lives, because our thoughts direct the actions we take every single day. Why is it that we want certain things, and what are we choosing to let motivate us? All of this comes back to how we occupy our time and the types of things we put our energy into. We can choose to spend our time dwelling on our failures, being mad at someone, or despising situations we can't control. Or instead, we can let it go.

Life is short, so why waste time harboring negative feelings towards yourself or someone else? And why expend valuable energy on something so trivial to the bigger picture? Speaking from personal experience, sometimes we need to learn how to let go of the things that are holding us back from living our lives to the fullest. After all, think of all the amazing, wonderful, better things you can do when you release yourself from that tension. You can spend more time appreciating the people you love, or doing something meaningful for the world, or becoming the person you want to be. Because once you let go of whatever it is that’s weighing you down, it reinforces the power in you to take charge of your own life - trust me. God bless.

Love, 

Vanessa