In her book, “small bites – mindfulness for everyday use”, Annabelle Zinser teaches us how we are going to let go:
“You can ask yourself, ‘can I truly open myself up to all the changes in this new situation?’ This can help you develop acceptance, equanimity, and curiosity. Once in an obituary I read a quote from the Sufi master Hazrat. It has accompanied me ever since: ‘When the roof over your head collapses, you can finally see the sky.’ This quote continues to help me let go and develop an unconditional acceptance toward what is and what will be. Practicing with the small things helped me to see that I am increasing my ability to rediscover the sky during the difficult times as well. ”
Annabelle suggests that:
“Breathing and walking meditation are also wonderful opportunities to practice letting go. You need to let go of your in-breath in order to fully experience your out-breath. And you need to let go of your out-breath in order to fully experience the next in-breath. you need to complete the step with the left leg in order to to step with the right leg.”
Before my breathing and walking meditation, I think about the things I need to let go just for that moment. Then I start my breathing and walking meditation. At the beginning, I experience the breath in & out, and the steps with the left leg and the right leg. Then, I “let all worries, problems, and plans drift by like clouds in a windy sky” when I breath in. I “gently give myself a hug and I am willing to let go” when I breath out. I start to see the sky as the clouds have been being drifted.