December 5 – Let Go. What (or whom) did you let go of this year? Why?
Expectations for friendships. I learned to acknowledge the many layers of each relationship: how each one serves and complements different aspects of my life and my personality, and what I can offer to others in the same spirit.
I think a lot of it might come down to a need for acceptance and the need to be liked by everyone I like. It doesn’t always work out that way… and I may not feel as deep a connection as someone feels about me and that’s okay, too. Stressing over it and worrying about how others feel about me is counterproductive and not a great way to direct my energy—especially when I want to focus on creating positive, forward-moving energy.
So for me, for 2010, this was a huge lesson and a really huge weight lifted from my shoulders as I let go of expectations and began to accept each relationship as separate and beautiful in their uniqueness.
