Knowing When To Let Go - Jan 30

Is there something—or someone—in your life that you need to step away from? In today’s 5 Minutes in Nature, Liz reflects on a community project she is moving on from. As she does so, she notices a sense of sadness arising alongside the recognition that her life is changing. Through this transition, she reflects on the importance of letting go when the time is right.

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This definitely resonates today. After a restructure at work, my job is being made redundant by being amalgamated with that of a colleague into one single job. I have worked there for 25 years. Whilst I am sure that I don't want the new job and have not applied, redundancy is not quite the way I envisaged finishing my working life at this establishment. Also as it's an educational institution, the change doesn't take effect until the end of the academic year, at the end of August. It will be a big change. I have some ideas about how I want to move forward but it will definitely require a shedding of the old to make way for the new. Part of me is excited by the possibilities while another is concerned by the unknown. Although I by no means define myself by my job, the fact that I've been there so long means that it is currently a big part of who I am and what I do. There has to be a big transition between now and September into something or someone new/different. Letting go is definitely required.

Sometimes it IS hard to admit something has reached its expiration date and to let it go. Thanks for reminding me it is still right to do so AND perfectly normal to feel sad about it. 💜