Learning to let go...

We all have somethings in our lives that we have to let go or have already let go:

• The materialistic things in your life: clothing, shoes, your first car, your first Louis Vuitton Bag, etc., which for the most part can be pretty easy.
• Your vocation or your job. Maybe your first job at _________, or maybe your career that you were working at for 20 years, or maybe you are getting out of the military after 25 years. This may be a little bit harder, since your job is a BIG part of who you are. But you will find another...
• Saying Good Bye to our pets or that have passed away; whether it was your first cat/dog/hamster or your 10th. If you are an animal lover like me, regardless...it hurts just as much as your 1st or your 10th. 
• Saying GoodBye to a loved one...a Mom, a Dad, a Grandparent, a brother or sister, etc. Words can't even describe the hurt that you feel when this happens or when it did happen.  After losing my Dad and my Grandparents...the hurt that you feel is hard but it will get easier as the days, weeks and years go on but you will never forget them.

Looking at this list, you think..."Yes, that is a part of life." You need to say good bye to the first job, working at Dairy Queen, those jeans that you wore in high school and possibly to your first dog that you ever LOVED. Saying good bye to someone who passed away, once again you think..."That is a part of life."

So the challenge that we have in our lives now is how do you "Let Go" of people or friends that are a part of your circle but are NOT 100% supportive of you. These people are only in it for themselves, talk behind your back, don't believe in you and don't INSPIRE to make you a better person. I call these people, "Bad Juju."

It is hard... unfortunately, it is a part of life.  You can't "delete" or "ignore" them like you can on FaceBook. 

What you can do is SURROUND yourself with people that are 100% supportive of you, that will help you succeed, that will call you out on your S&%^ to your face, that BELIEVE IN YOU and that INSPIRES YOU to be the best you can be but you will do the exact same thing for them. I call these people, "Good Juju."

Yes, it will be hard just like losing a loved one but just like the loved one,  it will get easier as the days, weeks and years go on but you will never forget them. They were a part of your life. Embrace it. Smile at the good times you had and then move on. Find those GOOD JUJU people...they are out there for YOU!!!

"Lean on me, when you're not strong, and I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on, for it won't be long, 'til I'm going to need somebody to lean on." ~ Bill Withers (wrote and released in 1972)

My 15 year career that I decided to "Let Go." What an amazing 15 years it was!