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Letting Go Is Only Half of the Equation. The Other Half Is Letting In. · The Joy Jolt Podcast

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  SPEAKER_00: Hey there,
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  Susan Patrick from The Joy Jolt and I'm super excited to share
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  this article for you
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  SPEAKER_00: about letting go is only half of the equation.
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  SPEAKER_00: The other half is letting in.
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  SPEAKER_00: I can't tell you how many times I've talked to friends,
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  family members and clients and even strangers about the
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  importance of letting go.
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  SPEAKER_00: You have to let go of that friendship.
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  SPEAKER_00: You have to let go of that bad habit.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let go of the guilt.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let go of the old story.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let go of those genes that haven't fit since 2014.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, that's a long time ago, 2014.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let them go.
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  SPEAKER_00: We hear it everywhere.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let go of your past so you can make room for your future.
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  SPEAKER_00: And honestly, it sounds really wise.
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  SPEAKER_00: It sounds healing.
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  SPEAKER_00: It sounds evolved.
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  But lately I've started wondering,
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  is letting go really the most important part of the equation?
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  What if the real shift happens when we stop obsessing over what
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  we need to release
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  SPEAKER_00: and start becoming really intentional about what we need to let in?
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  SPEAKER_00: And let that sink in.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, today I had a visceral experience with this.
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  I woke up this morning and I was carrying a little anxiety
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  about the start of another week.
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  SPEAKER_00: It was nothing dramatic,
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  SPEAKER_00: just regular adult anxiety,
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  the kind that could probably be connected to 50 different
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  things that are happening
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  SPEAKER_00: in my life all at once.
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  SPEAKER_00: But when I walked into my son's room while he was sleeping,
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  SPEAKER_00: everything was really quiet in that moment.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I stood there and I just took a deep breath in.
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  SPEAKER_00: I stood there breathing in the sweetness of that moment.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I heard this thought so clearly inside myself.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe, Susan, it's not about letting go.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe it's more about letting in.
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  SPEAKER_00: That thought stopped me.
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  Because the truth is,
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  I don't think I need to fight my anxiety all the time.
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  SPEAKER_00: Anxiety is a part of being human.
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  SPEAKER_00: It visits.
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  SPEAKER_00: It moves through.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes it lingers.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe the goal isn't to wage war against every uncomfortable feeling.
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  Maybe the practice is simply becoming more intentional about
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  what we allow alongside it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Letting in the better feeling.
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  SPEAKER_00: Letting in the deep breath.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ah.
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  SPEAKER_00: Letting in the empowered version of the story,
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  SPEAKER_00: letting in gratitude,
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  SPEAKER_00: letting in playfulness,
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  SPEAKER_00: letting in energy,
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  SPEAKER_00: letting in possibility.
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  SPEAKER_00: After I got the kids off to school,
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  SPEAKER_00: I sat down with my journal and I decided to practice this today.
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  SPEAKER_00: At the top of the page, I wrote, Susan let in.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then I wrote these words Joy,
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  SPEAKER_00: play,
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  SPEAKER_00: love,
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  SPEAKER_00: happiness,
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  SPEAKER_00: energy,
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  SPEAKER_00: abundance,
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  SPEAKER_00: fun,
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  SPEAKER_00: openness,
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  SPEAKER_00: aliveness,
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  SPEAKER_00: more me,
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  SPEAKER_00: surprises,
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  SPEAKER_00: magic,
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  SPEAKER_00: laughter,
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  SPEAKER_00: money,
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  SPEAKER_00: travel,
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  SPEAKER_00: connection,
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  SPEAKER_00: new experiences today.
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  Something shifted,
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  not because my anxiety magically disappeared,
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  but because my focus changed.
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  Instead of spending my energy trying to force something out of
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  me and letting go of
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  SPEAKER_00: me,
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  SPEAKER_00: I started inviting something into me.
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  SPEAKER_00: And my body felt lighter, my chest, ugh, it softened.
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  SPEAKER_00: I felt more open, I felt more present, more loving.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I felt more loving toward myself.
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  SPEAKER_00: It was such a simple pivot, but it really felt so profound.
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  SPEAKER_00: And honestly, it felt joyful.
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  SPEAKER_00: So maybe the next time you find yourself thinking,
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  SPEAKER_00: I just need to let this go,
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  SPEAKER_00: pause for a moment and ask yourself,
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  SPEAKER_00: wait a minute,
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  SPEAKER_00: what do I need to let in?
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  SPEAKER_00: Because maybe healing is not only about release.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe it's also about receiving joy.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just open yourself and maybe the practice of letting in is one beautiful,
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  SPEAKER_00: expansive place to begin.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for listening.