Are You Willing to Let Go of What's Good?

Let's say you have a closet full of clothes. Some you probably haven't worn in years. Your closet is so full and cluttered that there's no room for new clothes. If you want to make room for your new, more stylish clothes, you have to be willing to discard the old stuff in you closet to make room for the new ones.

It's like that for everything in our life. Our unwillingness to let go of what we have creates a block that prevents us from receiving better things.

Perhaps you're holding on to a relationship because you're afraid you won't find someone else. By holding on to it, you cannot make room for someone better to enter your life.

Sometimes it's not just about letting go of what is not good in our life. Sometimes we may even have to be willing to let go of what's good to make space for what's great.

So ask yourself what you're willing to let go and make space for something great. Get a pen and paper. Sit down and write down the following.

"I now choose to let go of ______________ and make space for magic to occur."

Feel free to let go of as many things as you want to. And you might want to repeat this exercise regularly.

What Are Your Carrying?

Two monks were walking on a long journey. They arrived at a river and standing by the river was a beautiful young woman.

She asked the monks, "Could you please help me across the river? The current is too strong and I'm afraid I'll be swept away. I cannot swim."

The monks looked at each other. They had taken a vow to never touch a woman.

The elder monk, without saying a word, picked up the young woman and carried her across the river. The young monk was incensed. How could the elder monk do that? Had he forgotten their vow?

When they reached the other side of the river, the elder monk put down the young woman. She thanked him and they went their separate ways.

The monks continued their journey in silence. The young monk waited for an explanation from the elder monk, but the elder monk didn't say a word.

An hour passed by.

Two hours passed by.

Four hours passed by. The young monk couldn't stand it anymore. He almost screamed at the elder monk, "What were you thinking when you carried that woman across the river? Have you forgotten our vows? Are you out of your mind?"

The elder monk said calmly, "Oh, are you still carrying her? I put her down four hours ago."

What burden are you carrying that you should have put down long ago?

What guilt are you carrying? What "should-haves" or "should-have-nots" are you carrying? What regrets? How many what-ifs have been burdening you?

All those are burdens that will get in the way of getting a better life. It's like driving with the hand brake on.

Believe me, I know about carrying a burden. I carried one for years. The day I let go, I felt like a free person.

I also know that it might not be easy for you to let go of that burden. So every day, ask yourself how you can let go and be free of it. The answer will come to you sooner than you expect.

Which One Are You Feeding?

On the first day of "Master Your Mind", T. Harv Eker started by telling a story that goes like this.

A grandfather and a grandson were walking in the woods. While walking, they saw all sorts of animals - rabbits, deer, birds and so on.

The grandfather asked the grandson, "Do you know what are the two most important animals in our life?"

The grandson thought for a while and said, "I don't know. What are they, grandpa?"

The grandfather said, "It's the two wolves in our mind. One wolf is loving and nurturing and supportive and tells us we can be whatever we want to be. The other wolf fills us with fear, self-doubts and belittle our dreams."

The grandson asked, "Which wolf wins?"

The grandfather said, "The one you keep feeding."

Which wolf are you feeding?