What Are You Holding On To - And Why?

Letting go is rarely taught, and yet it lives at the heart of growth. How can something so essential feel so unnatural?

Perhaps it’s because we associate letting go with giving up—when in truth, it’s a practice of tuning in. To release isn’t to stop caring; it’s to choose wisely what we carry forward.

This isn’t theoretical for me. For years, I clung to striving—the next achievement, the next title, the next milestone. On the outside, it looked like progress. It mimicked momentum, until I paused long enough to feel what was missing. Inwardly, it masked a quiet avoidance. I was bypassing the deeper, slower work: sitting with ambiguity, softening into the discomfort of not knowing, learning to trust presence over performance.

Letting go of the chase didn’t make me less ambitious. It made me more aligned. I began to recognize what was mine to hold—and what wasn’t. In that release, I uncovered a new kind of power: not the rush of control, but the steadiness of clarity.

Letting go is not about detachment. It’s about discernment. It’s not a loss—it’s a returning.

Where in your life are you holding on by habit rather than by heart?

Until next time—unlearning with you,
Natasa