We want to
travel baggage-free on this journey. It makes
the trip easier.
Some of the
baggage we can let go of is lingering
feelings and unfinished business with past
relationships: anger; resentments; feelings
of victimization, hurt, or longing.
If we have not
put closure on a relationship, if we cannot
walk away in peace, we have not yet learned
our lesson. That may mean we will have to
have another go-around with that lesson
before we are ready to move on.
We may want to
do a Fourth Step (a written inventory of our
relationships) and a Fifth Step (an admission
of our wrongs). What feelings did we leave
with in a particular relationship? Are we
still carrying those feelings around? Do we
want the heaviness and impact of that baggage
on our behavior today?
Are we still
feeling victimized, rejected, or bitter about
something that happened two, five, ten, or
even twenty years ago?
It may be time
to let it go. It may be time to open
ourselves to the true lesson from that
experience. It may be time to put past
relationships to rest, so we are free to go
on to new, more rewarding experiences.
We can choose
to live in the past, or we can choose to
finish our old business from the past and
open ourselves to the beauty of today.
Let go of your
baggage from past relationships.
Today, I will
open myself to the cleansing and healing
process that will put closure on yesterday
and open me to the best today, and tomorrow,
has to offer in my relationships.
