5 Stages of Release | The Ease of Release & Letting Go

Release is gratitude. In previous posts we’ve uncovered the first four stages of letting go – denial, pain, absence and creativity. In this final stage five, gratitude is the final cutting of all attachments holding our hearts, minds, body and soul. These are the times…

044 The Five Stages of Release (Part 5)

January 16, 2013

Release is creativity. Quieting our self critic, muting the voice of “Miss Resistance” and expressing our emotions through words, pictures and actions is, in my world, the definition of creativity. In order to fully invest ourselves into creative, entrepreneurial, and impressario endeavors we must master…

036 Five Stages of Letting Go (Part 4)

January 7, 2013

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Release is an absence. We’ve moved past stage one, denial, no longer reaching back to relationships, possessions and memories that once were. We’ve accepted they no longer bring the joy, meaning or rewards that once were. We’ve faced our ego’s resistance in stage two and…

028 The Five Stages of Release (Part 3)

December 29, 2012

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Release is a relief. In the first stage of a release, we confront denial. We come face to face with our ego and its protective armor that wants to believe everything is okay as is. Ego is resistant to change. He ignores what may weigh…

022 Five Stages of Release (Part 2)

December 21, 2012

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Release is an emotion. Connected to the positive feelings of love, freedom and open-mindedness, a release can empower our strength, lighten our path and inspire our thinking. Release, or letting go, also sits at the brink of fear, edge of isolation and cusp of abandonment.…