Letting go
In her wonderful book "The Gifts of Imperfection"
Brené Brown gives us 10 Guideposts for Wholehearted Living.
This is a good list for the refrigerator.
1. Cultivating Authenticity: Letting Go of What People Think
2. Cultivating Self-Compassion: Letting Go of Perfectionism
3. Cultivating a Resilient Spirit: Letting Go of Numbing and Powerlessness
4. Cultivating Gratitude and Joy: Letting Go of Scarcity and Fear of the Dark
5. Cultivating Intuition and Trusting Faith:
Letting Go of the Need for Certainty
6. Cultivating Creativity: Letting Go of Comparison
7. Cultivating Play and Rest:
Letting Go of Exhaustion as a Status Symbol and Productivity as Self-Worth
8. Cultivating Calm and Stillness: Letting Go of Anxiety as a Lifestyle
9. Cultivating Meaningful Work: Letting Go of Self-Doubt and "Supposed To"
10.Cultivating Laughter, Song, and Dance:
Letting Go of Being Cool and "Always in Control"
Following Jesus is all about this kind of letting go. Jesus invites clearing, re-tilling and recreating ourselves so that we are ready for the new life that God continually offers us. That clearing, re-tilling and re-creating begins by simply taking stock of all of the ways that we've missed the point of God's dreams for us.
We have started a new gathering on Sunday mornings to make some space for conversation and deepening as we walk together. I hope that you can join us as each week a different lay leader in our community guides these conversations. Join us as we support one another in taking the risks of cultivating all of those things that God is calling us to be and letting go of all that holds us back from being God's wholehearted people.
See you Sunday!
David
