{"id":180,"date":"2024-11-15T15:50:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T15:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matthewstafford.com\/?p=180"},"modified":"2024-11-25T07:45:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T07:45:03","slug":"letting-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthewstafford.com\/?p=180","title":{"rendered":"Letting Go"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"180\" class=\"elementor elementor-180\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c756981 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c756981\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e314a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4e314a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letting Go <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6235513 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6235513\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e226bf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e226bf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These two simple words have profound meaning, reaching into every corner of our lives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaae421 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eaae421\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74e625a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74e625a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Let Go?\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3a4700 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3a4700\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-727f360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"727f360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our inner attachments color our world,<br \/>shaping the lens through which we see<br \/>and experience everything around us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e26d496 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e26d496\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eb9c8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1eb9c8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>&#8220;We see the world, not as it is, but as we are\u2500\u2500or, as we are conditioned to see it.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><br \/><strong><em>\u2015Steven Covey<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-229f893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"229f893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When we let go of guilt, we discover innocence.<br \/>And in releasing negative feelings, we must also<br \/>learn to embrace the positive ones.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98330cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98330cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Problem: <span>Our Attachments<\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07cb8a0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"07cb8a0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e97e751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e97e751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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We often fixate on what we&#8217;ve repressed\u2014those thoughts, feelings, and desires buried in our unconscious mind. These suppressed emotions seek outlets, using daily events as triggers to release themselves.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9692c43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9692c43\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0a5309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0a5309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Consider:\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d54b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2d54b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8211; The world reflects back how we see ourselves<br \/>&#8211; This includes the parts of ourselves we&#8217;ve unconsciously buried<br \/>&#8211; Our mind employs mechanisms like denial and projection to keep feelings repressed<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c03431a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c03431a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3761412 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3761412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Goal: <span>Release<\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd19e3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fd19e3e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835a148 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"835a148\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through letting go, we release these attachments. This journey of release teaches us that:<br \/>&#8211; Observing our feelings, rather than our thoughts, accelerates self-awareness<br \/>&#8211; Our thoughts are categorized by the emotions attached to them<br \/>&#8211; When we release a feeling, we free ourselves from all its associated thoughts<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38b15b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38b15b8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc13a71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc13a71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Process:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae0fb27 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae0fb27\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5358734 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5358734\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1. 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