Holding onto things that don't belong to you blocks the relationships you actually want. The speaker walks through the fears that make letting go hard: second-guessing, worry about the future, caring what others think. But you already know when it's time to release something. Trust that knowing.
When we hold on to something that is not ours, we don't make room for the relationship that we want because the things that we don't want is occupying so much space that there is no room to be made to invite that in. But letting go of something that's not ours is difficult because you second-guess yourself. You think, well, what if it's not any better on the other side? What's going to happen if I let go? If I'm struggling now, how much more am I going to be struggling later? What are people going to think? What if I change my mind? But the thing is this: deep down inside, we know when it's time to let go. So if there is something that you're holding on to but you know in your heart of hearts that it's time to let it go, give yourself that gift.
