It’s Okay to Let Things Drop.

Tell me: what’s the thing you want to put down but feel like you shouldn’t? 

What are you scared to let go of - or even to take a break from - for fear that things will fall apart if you walk away?

Sometimes we’re clinging to the big things: the job we know isn’t right, the relationship that’s run its course, the pattern that we keep repeating.

But other times, it’s the little things: the dishes that we can’t leave until morning, the volunteer commitment we’ve come to regret, the social event that we planned to attend even though we’re bone tired (oh, the FOMO!).

Tell me. . . what would happen if you let it drop? Would things fall apart like you fear they would?

For the month of June, I accidentally took time away from my blog and newsletter. I say “accidentally” because it wasn’t a planned break or a scheduled hiatus. I didn’t intend to not write for the entire month of June. 

But when it came time to write, I was too tired. It became clear that I needed to rest. And so I took a break. For a week. Then two. And before I knew it, the month had passed.

In the background, I heard the humming of every piece of business advice saying that not being consistent with your content is BAD and that people will disappear on you.

Last time I checked (and I did, in fact, check), all my newsletter subscribers are still there.

The terrible things we imagine happening if we take a rest are often simply not true.

You’re allowed to let it drop.

Take a moment to picture something you’ve been hanging onto that you know isn’t quite right. Something that you’re afraid to release for fear it will all come undone or that you will fall endlessly behind.

Close your eyes. Take a few deep breaths. Get grounded in your center. 

Now imagine how it might feel to just let it go. Notice what you feel in your body as you imagine that release. Let your body tell you the truth about what you need. 

It’s okay to let things drop.