Transcript
0:00 we've been told from a young age that to grow means you add to the things you already had you keep adding shoes clothes homes degrees relationships in terms of spiritual and emotional growth however growth is not additive it is actually something quite opposite emotional growth is actually a subtractive process it is how you grow
0:31 when you lose things when things are taken away from you when you have to let go to what once was the question that each one of us is challenged with is this who am i going to be without without my past attachments titles jobs bank accounts who am i now going to emerge as it feels scary to let go and shed and release so
1:03 much it feels as if you are going to evaporate into nothingness so yes there is pain in the letting go a lot of tears you can shed them but as you do realize that it is through this release that you will grow you
Summary
- Growth is not about accumulating more but about shedding what no longer serves us.
- Emotional growth involves losing attachments, titles, and past identities.
- The process of letting go can evoke fear and feelings of emptiness.
- Pain and tears are part of the healing and growth process.
- Releasing the past allows for the emergence of a new self.
- Embracing loss can lead to profound personal transformation.