Letting Go Part 3

[00:00:16.47]Welcome back to Rooted&Real. I’m so glad you’re here.
[00:00:25.25]You know, we are in this series of letting go. In episode one, we dealt with grief.
[00:00:33.74]Episode two was broken relationships. So, we are on three letting go of projects that didn’t work.
[00:00:51.39]So, the first thing we’re going to deal with is the funeral no one attends. Sounds weird, yeah?
[00:01:00.97]Here it is. You poured money into a project. You poured time. You poured tears into it.
[00:01:09.85]The business, the idea, the degree, and the book you never finished.
[00:01:19.45]And it flopped. Or it just fizzled out. Life just moved on. No one throws a funeral
[00:01:30.30]for dead dreams. So, you’re left grieving alone, pretending. Oh my dear, pretending that you’re
[00:01:38.48]fine. Then we have the second part. And I’d like to tell you this. Failure is not your identity.
[00:01:50.58]So, the project failed. But you didn’t. That idea was just one version of you trying. It wasn’t all
[00:02:03.76]of you. So, sometimes God closes doors. Because your hands are too full holding what you already
[00:02:15.64]gave you. Sometimes, no is protection, not punishment. So, how do we release it? Number one,
[00:02:29.62]thank it. Thank that failed project. Because it taught you skills. It taught you discipline.
[00:02:37.70]And remember, gratitude kills bitterness. Right? Second thing, bury the evidence. Delete the
[00:02:50.78]files. Archive that page. Stop peeking at scabs, eh? The third one, make room. Remember,
[00:03:03.41]your empty hands can catch new things. You can’t really hold tomorrow if you’re still
[00:03:11.01]gripping yesterday’s blueprint. Come on. So, letting go of a project, it doesn’t make you a
[00:03:21.06]quitter. What does it make you? Wise. If you’re staring at something that cost you a lot,
[00:03:31.23]but gave you so little, you have permission to stop.
[00:03:38.08]Rest is not wasted. Quitting dead things is not failure. You’re not behind.
[00:03:50.74]You’re just being redirected again. Thank you for listening. Remember to follow, subscribe,
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