Time to let go!

Breaking Free from the Weight of Hurts

Work took me back to one of the mining towns I used to live in. I linked up with Gordon—solid guy, one of the few old friends I am still in constant contact with. He sorted my hotel, drove me around, and somewhere between errands and laughter, we stumbled into a memory I didn’t know I was still carrying.

We were kids in Form One, standing outside the dorms when a senior—now a famous entertainer—walked up, snatched our books, and yanked our noses like we were props in his comedy sketch. No reason. No apology. Just pure humiliation. I never told anyone. I just packed it away and carried it for over 35 years.

After Gordon dropped me off one day, it hit me hard: that guy probably doesn’t even remember our names. But I had been dragging his cruelty around like luggage I had forgotten to unpack. That realisation stung—but it also cracked something open.

I sat with myself. Dug up old wounds-betrayals, rejection, ridicule, etc. I let myself feel them. Then I started letting go—not because they didn’t matter, but because they don’t get to own my present. I’m learning to accept people and situations as they are… and place them exactly where they belong in my life.

Reflectintrospection

We rarely stop to consider how our words or actions—especially the careless ones—might shape someone’s life. A joke, a shove, a cruel comment, a manipulative ploy… they can echo for decades in someone else’s heart and shape their worldview.

If you have been at the receiving end of such cruelty, the question becomes: “How long will you carry what was never yours to hold?”

Letting go doesn’t mean forgetting but choosing not to let the past define our future and reclaiming our power, our joy, our voice, our peace.

So today, ask yourself:

– Are you still holding onto pain that no longer serves you?
– Are you ready to forgive—not for them, but for your own freedom?
– If you have caused harm—can you own up and step up to make amends? No excuses, no victim’s act. No equalisation. No guilt-tripping. Trust isn’t owed but earned. Make it right with humility and a real drive to change.

Healing is not just about moving on. It is about moving forward—with grace, with wisdom, and with the courage to live unburdened.

Serenity Prayer

Dear Lord of grace and mercy,
Grant me serenity to release the pain we have carried for so long, courage to face the wounds I buried deep, and wisdom to walk forward—unshackled, unafraid, and unbound. May we forgive without forgetting, heal without hiding, and live with peace that surpasses bad memory. Amen.