Letting Go
“Let it go. Let go of all this. Move forward now”.
It’s easier said than done.
It’s those complex memories that remain, seemingly omnipresent, at the fore of your brain. You know the ones: it takes a minute detail to trigger their presence, like a catalyst, and suddenly you’re there, in it, all over again, consumed by flashbacks. ‘What if’ thoughts cascade through you like rushing water. All the things you could have done differently, all the things you failed to say, rise to the surface and take up their unwelcome residence. Your shortcomings are enmeshed within that moment, and are eternally and inescapably preserved. It perfectly captures all that’s wrong with you. Naivety. Ignorance. Weakness.