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I was overwhelmed with gratitude and humbled by the many heartfelt responses I received about my blog Breaking Up IS Hard To Do! last week. I was also astounded by how many people chose to share. I thank each of you who read and did share it on your facebook or twitter pages. As much I love for all of you to post it, what is more important is that I gave you something that you could feel, learn from, and be better for. I have found the more vulnerable I am while writing these blogs each week, the more they touch people. I suppose it is because we have all ‘been there’ and we all respond to the vulnerability of another. And…boy did I let myself be vulnerable on that one!
I usually start pondering the next blog around Tuesday if something doesn’t hit me before that. This week was a little different. Monday night Scout and I were hanging out and she said out of the blue, “Let’s listen to the Beatles ‘Let It Be’.” I was in the middle of working and by the time I was done we had both moved on to other things.
Then the next morning when I woke up everything felt fresh again. Remember when I wrote last week ~ “It will be hard to go to sleep alone but it will be harder to wake up alone?” That’s how I woke up – feeling alone. I started thinking about everyone who may have woken up that morning feeling alone, overwhelmed, stressed, angry, grief stricken, in pain, worried, etc.
I wanted relief!
I wanted relief for all of us!
After dropping kiddos at school I remembered I had the Beatles CD in my car and I started listening to ‘Let It Be.’ over and over until I was able to LET IT BE!
The moment came in the line ~ AND WHEN THE NIGHT IS CLOUDY, THERE IS STILL A LIGHT THAT SHINES ON ME…SHINE UNTIL TOMORROW. LET IT BE!
We have all heard and given well intentioned advice in the HOUR OF DARKNESS…
Give it to God.
Let it Go.
Let Go and Let God.
Time heals all wounds.
Surrender.
Have faith.
It’ll all work out.
It will be okay.
This too shall pass.
But we don’t listen!
Like me, you may ponder, dissect, analyze, attempt to change, figure it out, numb, and force a change in order to find relief.
As I am learning quickly this rarely works and will never lead us to peace.
Only with letting whatever it is that is causing us pain – BE – can we find the words of WISDOM that will change us and give us the peace we need and all deserve.
SO WHATEVER IS CAUSING YOUR TIME OF TROUBLE…TAKE A DEEP BREATH!
THE ANSWERS WILL COME!
BUT FIRST…YA GOTTA LET IT BE!
Until next week…
Davis.
Davis Ehrler, Infant/Child Sleep Consultant, Parenting Coach, and creator of The 3 Day Sleep Solution has been assisting parents in creating healthy sleep, healthy eating, and effective discipline with their children for almost 10 years. She can be found at 3daysleepsolution.com, 3daysleep.com, twitter: 3daysleepdavis, Facebook: The 3 Day Sleep Solution
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