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You Might Be Strong Enough to Stay… But Are You Strong Enough to Leave? · Moming and Me: The Podcast

Najah: I used to think that holding on made me strong. the longer I could stay, the more I could tolerate, The harder I could fight to keep something alive. The stronger I must be. But baby, I learned a hard lesson. Turns out letting go takes strength too. And a lot of times letting go was the harder thing to do. and I'm not just talking about romantic relationships. I'm talking about a friendship, a job, a situation. An idea that I had for my life. A belief that I carried forever? Sometimes we hold on because we've already invested so much. Our time, our energy, our effort, our love. And I get it. Walking away can make you feel like all of that was for nothing. But everything you invested does not automatically make something worth keeping. And that's something I had to learn. Sometimes the strongest thing you can say is I gave this all I had to give. And know when it's time to let go. Because holding on, just because you've been holding on. That ain't always strength. Sometimes that's fear. Fear of starting over. Fear of admitting something didn't work out. Fear of finding out what life looks like without it. Learn how to let go. Because baby You might find out that everything you've been asking for Is sitting on the other side of what you refuse to release. You keep thinking that letting go means you lost something. Whole time. You finally made room for the blessing you've been waiting on.