Letting Go of Past Beliefs

When my guides lead me in Kindness
I follow, follow lightly,
And there are no footprints
in the dust behind us.

From The Telling, Ursula K. Le Guin

How many of us get stuck in the past, grieving over wrongs, blaming our unhappiness on our parents, our children, other people, our past failures, and our failed opportunities? How many times have we feared what the future may bring for our labeled children when the past has been such a struggle? How many times have we drowned out that still small voice within, our inner guide, our higher self with thoughts of why me when our labeled child demands so much attention or when we are consumed with just getting through the day?

There was a period in my life when every time I talked about my son, I would cry. It took a lot of examination of my beliefs to realize I thought I could not change people’s treatment of Tyler unless they saw the sadness and the heartbreak. I finally realized that this is not what I wanted to show the world. I wanted people to know the joy, the wonder, and the miracle that is Tyler and all our labeled children, not the sadness and the struggle. When I can let go of the past as having any power to affect me, I can accept life as it is and see every event as a way to deepen my love. I can embrace this incredible opportunity to forgive, to learn to trust, to love fully and completely without judgment, to see all adults and children as innocent and perfect in God’s eyes.

Inner peace comes from letting go, learning to walk lightly and leave no foot prints.