09/01/2024
I took myself out on a solo date today, massage & dinner. It’s been a while. My heart has been filled with appreciation.
Appreciation for kindness from strangers for the services rendered, for being able to have a meal cooked for me and not have to do the dishes, for living in a place where safety is of little concern. And especially for allowing myself to surrender my attachments. Although a continuous work in progress of course, but true gratitude for the freedom I feel in my heart.
For YEARS (likely decades) there has been deep attachments for certain desires. For a vision of how I so badly wanted life to look like. For people to show up for me in certain ways. For GOD/the Universe to show up for me in certain ways.
Life has a way of teaching you what you are here to learn, it also has a way to give you intangible gifts that come with those lessons. Freedom, humility, confidence, unconditional love, gratitude, acceptance, courage, strength - to name just a few.
Detachment is a continuous practice, but the more you practice the better you become at detaching. There is a bittersweet pain that sometimes comes with surrender. Letting go of a dream, but in turn learning that your heart is so expansive, it can STILL feel deep gratitude amidst the pain.
So go ahead, step into your courage of detaching from a behavior that isn’t serving you. Allow the story of something much bigger to unfold, because I truly believe that is what is in store for all of us when we allow nothing to own us.
Love & gratitude for reading words from my heart🙏🏽❤️
