Good Enough.
A letter about the honesty of asking what feels good – and, when the answer falls short, what feels good enough instead.
Letting go has a reputation for feeling like relief. In my experience it mostly doesn't – not at first. This letter came in a season of shedding my own limitations, and what surfaced first wasn't peace: it was anger, fear, and doubt, loud enough to make me wonder whether I was doing the whole thing wrong.
The letter says I wasn't – the turbulence is part of the release. You let the feelings in and keep pointing yourself toward where you want to go, steering by what feels light. "The Art of Letting Go" walks the ground this letter stands on; what the letter adds is the honesty: the willingness to admit that something doesn't feel good enough, and to ask what would.
If you're mid-release and it's louder than you expected – this one is short, and it's enough.
Dear traveler,
You are in the process of letting go. Letting go of your own limitations. That anger, fear, and doubt come up is normal and part of this letting go. Let these feelings in and accept them – and at the same time align yourself with the direction you want to go. Again and again.
And be reachable for inner clarity, for intuition, and hear your inner voice. It is your guidance.
Follow the lightness as you go. What feels good? Ask yourself this question again and again. And answer yourself honestly. And when it doesn't feel good enough, then ask yourself with the same honesty: What feels good enough instead? And then align yourself with that.
Thank you for being here.
If something in these letters stayed with you, take it along – think about it, write your own answer, or just let it sit.
And if not today, that's okay too. There's no rush.
Until next time,
– Jan