For those who want to let go...

I don't know the author of this as no name was attached where I found it.

"Letting go is the lesson. Letting go is always part of the lesson. Have you ever noticed how much of our agony is all tied up with craving and loss? Letting go is to know you need acceptance. To know acceptance in any situation, one must release all that keeps you bound to it, especially letting go of control.

With acceptance comes peace."

I doctored it up a little with a few of my own words and chose those words relative to my own experience of letting go.

I hope it helps to heal those who need it.

For me to finally let go, I needed to realize and honor the three things most important to me in my life:

My family
My heart
My integrity

...and then letting go was that much easier.

This connection had the capacity of stealing all three from me, and I recognized that.
So not worth the risk for me.

[Jatd]

Originally Posted by soulful

I don't know the author of this as no name was attached where I found it.

"Letting go is the lesson. Letting go is always part of the lesson. Have you ever noticed how much of our agony is all tied up with craving and loss? Letting go is to know you need acceptance. To know acceptance in any situation, one must release all that keeps you bound to it, especially letting go of control.

With acceptance comes peace."

I doctored it up a little with a few of my own words and chose those words relative to my own experience of letting go.

Yes. Letting go is so humbling.

I can't speak for anyone else, but part of me feels some of us keep this connection alive through our own doing. JMHO

The mind is a powerful thing, and I know the soul is too, but if alcoholism and drug addiction can be beat, so can the twin flame connection. Does anyone think that alcoholism or drug addition is not a 'soul' thing? I believe it most certainly is, as it grips you in the deepest depths of it! If you want something bad enough (to let go) you can do it with conscious, continual effort.

I truly believe many don't want it to end because of the amazing feelings and the connection of having one special person that is close to their heart and soul that they can call their own in the "spiritual realm."

Again, these are just MY feelings and my assumptions, but this train of thought is helping me tremendously.

Granted, it makes it easier that my connection is a runner.

It's simply another journey, but I am captive no more.

Originally Posted by soulful

Does anyone think that alcoholism or drug addition is not a 'soul' thing? I believe it most certainly is, as it grips you in the deepest depths of it! If you want something bad enough (to let go) you can do it with conscious, continual effort.

And this is why the 12 Step Recovery program includes acceptance of something greater than oneself.

Exactly! For me, it was the acceptance that I can't have this relationship in the way I want it anyway, so why put anymore energy into it. I also had to accept that I love this other man and release any feelings of guilt over that fact.

People cannot control feelings of love but I know I can control what I do about it.

Originally Posted by soulful

People cannot control feelings of love but I know I can control what I do about it.

This is true.