Instructions For Letting Go
A quiet guide to releasing a love that no longer stays.
- Begin by choosing a quiet place.
Not silence.....
just somewhere the noise doesn’t argue back.
Sit down.
Let your hands rest where they fall.
2. Gather what you’ve been holding.
The unfinished conversations.
The words you rehearsed but never said.
Do not organize them.
Mess is part of the process.
3. Breathe without waiting for a reply.
Inhale as if no one is watching.
Exhale as if you don’t owe anyone an explanation.
Repeat until your chest softens.
4. Stop editing the past.
Do not rename neglect as distance.
Do not call absence mystery.
Clarity may hurt,
but it hurts less than pretending.
5. Release quietly.
No speeches.
No witnesses.
Just a small, private decision
to stop reaching for what no longer reaches back.
6. When the feeling returns....
and it will.....
do not panic.
Feelings revisit to be acknowledged,
not obeyed.
7. Finally, turn toward yourself.
Eat something warm.
Sleep without checking your phone.
Notice how your name still sounds whole
when spoken gently.
If done correctly,
letting go will not feel like freedom at first.
It will feel like honesty.
That is how you will know
you are beginning.
About the Creator
SYCO
I write about emotions, society, and the quiet truths we learn while growing up. Words are my way of making sense of the world.
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