What is Best to Let Go? A Flowchart

I love the idea of removing things from my plate.

(Metaphorically, of course. Please leave my chocolate and cheese alone…).

Sure, we can always try to juggle more, modify our schedules, use our time more efficiently…but the best way to free up mental or physical space is to literally let something go.

Life changes, we change, and what works best for us changes as well.

What does the life you want to live look like? Fall is filled with freshly populated, back-to-school schedules. Is it all important? Do all those calendar items need attending? How about the stuff around your house? As the weather starts to get cooler, you’ll be cozying up inside more and more. Surround yourself with things you truly want to share space with.

Next, take the leap and release what you no longer need, even if you needed it once upon a time. People, possessions, thoughts, emotions, dreams – let go of anything that no longer serves that life you dreamt up. Chisel away at anything that no longer needs your attention.

Making space allows room for things you really love to flow into the openings. If you’ve ever experienced the somehow physical lightening of your shoulders after you declutter your space, you know what I mean. Letting go is freedom.

Fa ll is the perfect time for this. The leaves are letting go (after showing off their best colors, I might add), and the world around us is signaling it’s time for change.

I have a friend who once told me, “You can only do three things well.” That’s stuck with me in the decade since – this idea that you can only really succeed at three roles at a time in your life. You certainly might have more than that going at the moment, which, by this logic, means you’re not doing any of them to the best of your ability. That’s okay. That’s life sometimes. It doesn’t mean you’re failing, just that you could probably do and feel better with less on your plate.

I will be the first to say, “Easier said than done!!!” It’s so hard to tell people no, so hard to let go of something you might just need in the future, so hard to stop doing something that’s filled your days so effectively in the past. So, let’s all try it together this fall, just gently exploring the concept of what really matters and what’s important to us. Having trouble deciding? Check out my “What’s Best to Let Go?” flow chart to help lead you to an answer. You’ve got this.

XOXO,
Aryn