You are in an imaginary hot air balloon. It’s just you
and all of your belongings in the wicker basket.
Something went wrong and you are losing altitude
fast. You will hit the ground in less than ten minutes
if you don’t come up with something quick.
The only immediate solution is to get rid of excess
weight and throw off at least half of your belongings.
It’s that or hit the ground in ten. You look at the
things and hesitate for a few seconds but then you do
what you have to do and start throwing the things
you have gathered half your life one by one. The
cargo gets lighter, the descent slows down then you
are floating up again back to altitude. You are
relieved beyond comprehension.
This happens to all of us in less dramatic
circumstances. We attach ourselves to things that we
have accumulated over the years. Some of them
might have some practical value. Others we just have
attached ourselves sentimentally to over time. Some
others are just clutter.
Our mental life follows the same fate. We carry with
us a lot of things in our heads along the years – Our
life story, emotional attachments, beliefs and other
things which can linger in our minds for many years.
Some of them are useless ideas that drag us down
considerably. Some are emotional debris from
difficult moments in our past. Some are just beliefs
which we have attached ourselves to for no apparent
justifiable reason. Some others are just self-
destructive habits and fears.
So if you were in the hot air balloon situation, which
of these mental barriers should we let go? I have
listed down 20 here. Do you have any more?
1. Let go of attachments: According to Buddhist
Philosophy, attachment is one of the roots of all
suffering. I can’t agree more. We attach ourselves to
all sorts of things even the most self-slapping stupid
notions in the universe. Are you attached to
something? How much are you attached? Is it keeping
you back from something? Is it making you suffer?
Look at it straight through – break the illusion. Know
that every attachment can be detached.
2. Let go of guilt: Guilt has absolutely no function
whatsoever. Think about it – what could guilt possibly
resolve? It just holds you imprisoned to self-
mortification and sorrow.
3. Let go of Negative thinking: Pessimistic thoughts
and negative attitudes keep you locked in a dark aura
that permeates in everything you do. It’s a dangerous
line to follow. Know that thoughts influence the world
around us. Enough said.
4. Let go of self-criticism: Many times we are our
biggest pain in the neck. We criticize ourselves with
the best of intentions but then go over the acceptable
limit. Criticism then turns to disempowering
messages. Let go of it and be kind and gentle to
yourself.
5. Let go of prejudice: Prejudice keeps you bitter
and resentful. It restricts your opportunities to
connect meaningfully with others.
6. Let go of compulsive thinking: Do you keep on
doing something just because you feel you have to
do it without any apparent reason? It’s time to
honestly reflect on its usefulness and its side-effects.
7. Let go of the need for others’ approval: We often
tend to seek approval by others. This is an attention-
seeking behaviour and one which threatens our self-
confidence and authenticity.
8. Let go of limiting beliefs: Most of our limits are
self-imposed. Life doesn’t have defined limits. Our
beliefs do. Learn to identify those beliefs which
narrow down your possibilities for action and let go
of them.
9. Let go of grudges: Let me put it this way – grudges
are bad for your heart. Keep them long enough or
numerous enough and your health will eventually
suffer. Research is showing the relationship between
heart disease and emotions such as anger and
grudges.
10. Let go of the “I’ll do it tomorrow” attitude: This
is a delaying tactic of your subconscious saboteur
trying to keep you from accomplishing important
tasks. Try to be aware of it when you think it and
consciously push yourself to do at least the first part
of it. Naturally you will then continue the whole task
because the hard part is only the beginning.
11. Let go of anxious thoughts: These are born out
of our fear of the unknown and uncertainty about the
future. The thought that something unpleasant may
happen is only an unreal thought we have created
ourselves. Ask yourself: “Is this thought based on real
evidence?”
12. Let go of past heartbreaks: A heartbreak can
take quite a long time to heal. Your heart is locked as
your mind keeps on hovering over the same thought.
The thing to realize is that in heartbreaks it is not the
loss that make you suffer but the idea you create in
your heads about that loss.
13. Let go of bad memories: Sometimes we
remember unpleasant things that stir up some sad
feelings in us. Bad memories make you relive those
sad moments in the present. Keep them where they
are – in the past.
14. Let go of useless things: We also attach
ourselves to things of all sort. Sometimes we clutter
our life with useless objects. Let go of them and
simplify your working and living environment.
15. Let go of bad company: If there are people
around you that are insincere, harbour envy, are
highly pessimistic or disempowering, keep away
from them.
16. Let go of the idea that you are a product of
your past: One very common mistake we fall into is
the belief that we are determined by our past
experiences. This limits our view on future
possibilities since we are stuck in believing that the
future can only be more of the same as our past.
17. Let go of identifying yourself with your job/
role: This is one of the risks of modern day life. Since
roles are always becoming more specialized we think
that we are part of our roles. This makes us lose
perspective of our true nature.
18. Let go of counterproductive habits: These are
the repetitive patterns of behavior that obstruct or
distract you from constructive and productive
behavior. They can be anything from watching too
much TV and overeating to self-destructive behavior
such as drug abuse.
19. Let go of taking things too personally: Very
often we are disturbed emotionally because we
interpret people’s words and actions from a very
subjective perspective. When we take things
personally we get irritated, hurt and disappointed.
When you look at life from a more detached and
objective point of view, we stay emotionally balanced
and focused on our priorities.
20. Let go of the ticking clock: Time is one of our
biggest sources of stress. Well, not time really but
our perception of it. Sometimes we are enslaved by
the concept of time even in our moments of leisure.
This has devoured a lot of our genuine freedom and
space. Learning to spend moments without the
constant awareness of time can be liberating and
finally productive.
The Article was written by Gilbert Ross

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