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Welcome back to Rooted&Real. I'm so glad you're here.

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You know, we are in this series of letting go.  In episode one, we dealt with grief.

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Episode two was broken relationships. So, we are on three letting go of projects that didn't work.

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So, the first thing we're going to deal with is the funeral no one attends. Sounds weird, yeah?

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Here it is. You poured money into a project.  You poured time. You poured tears into it.

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The business, the idea, the degree, and the book you never finished.

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And it flopped. Or it just fizzled out. Life just moved on.  No one throws a funeral

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for dead dreams. So, you're left grieving alone, pretending. Oh my dear, pretending that you're

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fine.  Then we have the second part. And I'd like to tell you this. Failure is not your identity.

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So, the project failed. But you didn't. That idea was just one version of you trying.  It wasn't all

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of you. So, sometimes God closes doors. Because your hands are too full holding what you already

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gave you.  Sometimes, no is protection, not punishment. So, how do we release it? Number one,

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thank it. Thank that failed project.  Because it taught you skills. It taught you discipline.

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And remember, gratitude kills bitterness.  Right? Second thing, bury the evidence. Delete the

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files. Archive that page.  Stop peeking at scabs, eh? The third one, make room. Remember,

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your empty hands can catch new things. You can't really hold tomorrow if you're still

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gripping yesterday's blueprint.  Come on. So, letting go of a project, it doesn't make you a

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quitter. What does it make you? Wise.  If you're staring at something that cost you a lot,

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but gave you so little, you have permission to stop.

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Rest is not wasted. Quitting dead things is not failure.  You're not behind.

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You're just being redirected again. Thank you for listening.  Remember to follow, subscribe,

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and make a comment of what you've been through. Let's encourage each other.