I’ve been trying to let go of this “thing” now for the past month or so after realizing it was pointless to hang on to what apparently no longer existed.  However, I kept hanging on to this “thing” while at the same time trying to let it go.  It’s been a complete emotional tug of war that has kept me standing in the same spot over and over again.

Almost every day I would imagine myself walking to the cliff’s edge overlooking the ocean, face into the wind and there I would tell myself to throw this “thing” over the edge.  But every time I imagined this, my fist was tight and my hand wouldn’t open.  I simply never could let it go.

And so I continued to hold on tightly to this “thing”.

Last night I walked to the cliff’s edge yet again, face into the wind as usual…and took a long deep breath.  And to my surprise gone was the tight fist that always kept my hand closed.  My hand was open and I was finally able to let go of that “thing”.  I didn’t even have to throw it because the universe took care of that for me once it knew I was ready to let go.  The wind simply picked it up gently right out of my opened hand and carried it back and beyond me where I stood.  It did that so I wouldn’t have to see it anymore or be distracted by it while I stood there and marveled at the beauty and healing powers of the ocean.  I lingered for  a while as I continued looking forward.

And do you want to know what happened after that?

The breeze felt amazing on my face!

I am,
The Urban Mountaineer