I read an article recently about the things you have to let go of to be happy. At first I thought, well duh, letting go of regret would make you happier! Tell me something more obvious, why don't you?
If it were so easy to let go of things--regrets, trying to impress people, living your life by someone else's standards--I'm sure there would be a lot more happy people in this world. I wish the article had said more about how to do. I'm not exactly the Dalai Lama here.
This week is a big one for me. The last week (and projects) of my first year of grad school. I know I'm supposed to be freaking out, staying up all night cramming, eating my weight in greasy foods (ok, I might be doing this last part), all I can think of is. Well. Nothing, really.
I know that these projects are going to get done. I know that I'm going to take my final. And I know that by next Thursday, I'm going to be done with the first year of grad school.
But more than that, I feel different now. I signed up for a fitness boot camp, and I know I'm going to work hard at it this summer. I've accepted what causes my stress and that it's temporary. I've accepted that I'm never going to be a size 2 (this one was difficult). I've accepted that whatever happens, happens.
So maybe the trick isn't letting go, it's just accepting things for what they are and knowing that there are ways to improve the things you don't like.
Funny story...I was thinking the past couple of days about how my relationship with stress is different now than in undergrad. That I know my things will get done, one way or another. That I will make it through "Hell Week" and come out the other side. Maybe with more work ethic.
ReplyDeleteI'm sleeping 6 hours a night and eating...ok.
It is a form of letting go. Or maybe of trusting oneself. Either way, we're awesome!