05 Dec the wonder of letting go
2009 was a year of big moments. 2010 has been the year of the transformation that’s followed; a daily practice of a new way of being. More gratitude, more joy, more wonder, more calm, more contentment, and more clarity. With all that has come a lot of letting go. Of old beliefs, old patterns, and old ways of thinking.
So much has shifted in the last year it’s staggering really and yet it’s all happened rather slowly and quietly. You see, it might not seem like such a big deal from the outside looking in but I know that from the inside, everything looks different, in the best possible way.
Photo and post inspired by prompts #4 (wonder by Jeffrey Davis) & #5 (letting go by Alice Bradley) of Reverb10.
Have you let go of anything that has made a difference in your life?
diane herman
Posted at 11:00h, 05 Decemberi think 2001 will be my year of transformation…I am going to make my mental and physical health a big priority…i can wait …
diane herman
Posted at 11:01h, 05 Decemberops…2011…not 2001
Cassie
Posted at 14:27h, 05 DecemberWhat a perfect photo notion of letting go— such beauty and easy breathing and release.
Ken
Posted at 14:29h, 05 DecemberChange is like that, isn't it? It sneaks up on you when you keep showing up.
bonnierose
Posted at 15:31h, 05 DecemberI posted about this too
http://alifeunrehearsed2.blogspot.com/2010/12/reverb10-1205-let-go.html
Nancy
Posted at 16:21h, 05 DecemberGorgeous photo, Tracey!!!
jsteck
Posted at 17:27h, 05 DecemberBeautiful shot, Tracey. My goal for next year is to let go and choose happiness.
wholly jeanne
Posted at 17:59h, 05 Decemberwonder is an inside job. so's shifting into new ways of being. what a lovely, soothing post. it's one of those that begs me to say thank you.
Roxanne
Posted at 18:03h, 05 DecemberThe photo is truly magical.
Amy Oscar
Posted at 18:13h, 05 DecemberAbsolutely beautiful post – and blog. So glad I found you.
Liz
Posted at 18:15h, 05 DecemberBreathtaking
Eva
Posted at 18:16h, 05 DecemberWhat a wonderful picture!
Lindsey
Posted at 18:20h, 05 DecemberBeautiful … this post, your words, the photo, just make me sigh in a soul-deep kind of way. xox
darrah parker
Posted at 18:48h, 05 DecemberThis photo is breathtaking, Tracey. I've been working on this "letting go" thing and think that this next year will be focused on many of the things you mentioned: "More gratitude, more joy, more wonder, more calm, more contentment, and more clarity." I think the more I focus on the first one (gratitude), the more likely the others will be to follow.
Jill
Posted at 22:56h, 05 DecemberThanks for the inspiration, Tracey! I was a little hesitant about joining Reverb10, but after reading this post, I decided that it is just what I need to get things moving on the right track for 2011.
Boston Mamas
Posted at 02:15h, 06 DecemberHaving only recently connected with you, it's hard to imagine you with less gratitude, joy, wonder, calm, contentment, and clarity than you have at present, but I'll take your word for it. xoxo
Abigail
Posted at 07:18h, 06 DecemberStumbled up on your beauty..BLOG
LoVe iT herE.
This photograph captureS me!
jill conyers
Posted at 10:29h, 06 DecemberMy #reverb10 | let go is here
Life…as I see it
Lindsey (aka modchik)
Posted at 06:34h, 08 Decemberthe picture is truly one of my favorites of yours – so many things are pointing me in the same direction I am right behind you as I enter the "transformation" stage. Deep breaths and long pauses. Thankful for finding inspiration like your work.
Mary
Posted at 19:05h, 11 DecemberTracey,
I am so grateful that I found your blog last year. Between here and the Shutter Sisters blog, I am constantly being fed a ton of amazing inspiration and motivation that encourages me to blog, write and take pictures.
I've learned to let go of my own (and others) expectations for how it was thought my life should turn out. I've replaced those expectations with hopes and goals, so that I may still plan for my future but in doing so make sure that there is also room for the unexpected.
If you plan for the future but expect no more than the unexpected, then you may often find yourself pleasantly surprised. This year was full of some pretty wonderful surprises. (http://benmarcastle.blogspot.com/2010/12/day-5-let-go.html)
Michelle McGee
Posted at 03:32h, 12 DecemberI decided this past week to let go of something – a past scar on my creative soul, that put an end to my love to draw. A person I loved redrew part of a self-portrait that I had labored over and given to him as a gift. I found it under his bed with the mouth erased because, in his words, he felt he could "draw it better". I stopped drawing after that. That was 22 years ago. Today, I pulled out a sketchbook and some colored pencils. And although I haven't used them just yet, I will. I have decided to let go and be who I am meant to be.
Beautiful post.