10 things to let go

10 things to let go | Kimberly Hetherington | Art Therapy with Kimberly

1. Your need to always be right.

“You learn nothing if you think you are right all the time.”

2. Your need for control.

“Grant me serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.”

3. Blaming others.

“It’s time to care; it’s time to take responsibility; it’s time to lead; it’s time for a change; it’s time to be true to our greatest self; it’s time to stop blaming others.”

4. Self-defeating self-talk.

“Don’t undermine yourself. The one person who should never undermine you, is you. Believe in possibilities. Believe in yourself. Believe you are capable. Engage in positive self-talk. Be an advocate for your betterment. Be your own friend. Be loving to yourself. Be forgiving to yourself. Encourage yourself. Celebrate yourself. Be gentle and kind with yourself. Let go of your limiting beliefs. You are capable of more than you think.”

5. Limiting self-beliefs.

“The only limits you have are the limits you believe.”

6. The need to impress others.

“The desire to impress others is one of the worst forms of mental imprisonment. In the end, people will judge you anyway. Learn how to impress yourself. “

7. Resistance to change.

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them- that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let the things flow forward in a natural way.”

8. Living life to others expectations.

“When you release expectations, you are free to enjoy things for what they are instead of what you think they should be.”

9. Living in the past.

“If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.”

10. Attachment to external things.

“You only lose what you cling to.”

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  1. This post was part of Tiny Buddha, in my email; and I love what I am reading about Kimberly & her views. My husband passed last August. He was terminally ill for less than a year. Where you saw one, you saw the other. He was not only my husband, but also my very best friend. Lost now….I am very independent, but now, I can’t find my direction in life. Where is home? Is home not inside of us? But, I am looking for a physical place to call home. And…. I can’t find it. Do I go back to where it all began in my home state or in one of the many places I’ve called home where my beloved and I were for a time? He’s not in any of those places, but in my heart & my mind. Where is home? I ask for direction & guidance…..how do I find what I’m looking for?

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