Letting Go – Day 1
Finally, there is a letting go in the family, as roles shift from one understanding to another: one moment you are an only child, but after the birth of the new baby, you are a big sister; yesterday you were a father-to-be, today you’re a father; last week you were my sister, this week you’re an aunt. All of these subtle shifts require letting go of one way of seeing yourself and moving into a new role. Do you change the way you act in your role as aunt from the way you act(ed) as daughter or sister? Does seeing your parents as grandparents change the way that you act towards them, or they towards you?
In the case of birth, the letting go may seem easy and natural, as the roles we take on are most often by choice and part of a beautiful new chapter. There’s no reason that all letting go can’t be seen in the same way. It’s all a matter of perspective. And remember, birth is not confined to the birth of a child; each new dream we want to create, each new belief we yearn to embrace, each new day, offers us the opportunity to let go of the old to make way for the new.
So, from birth we progress to letting go in the natural world, as things around us demonstrate the ease with which they surrender to the transformation that awaits. This first week is dedicated to letting go as seen in systems of nature.
