Hello everyone!

Today’s post is inspired by the famous saying, “let go and let God.” And thus, welcome to “Let it Go Sunday.”

Personally,  I have a really bad problem of lettings things get to me. And by things, I mean situations that I have no control over, that I can not change. For instance, sometimes I dwell on the past and how I wished I would’ve handled a situation differently, or acted differently in order to receive a different outcome. These thoughts sometimes consume me and affect my mood. But I had to understand that no matter how much I worried or stressed about these situations, the past is in the past. I can’t go back and change the past. However, I must use these past situations as a tool moving forward, to not repeat the same mistakes and to act differently.

I think the Serenity Prayer is the BEST prayer to use when trying to let go. It reminds us that we can not control everything, and that’s okay because we’re only human. We have to take a leap of courage in order to take advantage of the situations we can change for the better and let God handle the rest. See, this is where “let go and let God” comes into play.

I am currently obsessed with the Ctrl album by SZA, I listen to it EVERYDAY. And I think she said it best in the song, Normal Girl

“This time next year I’ll be living so good, won’t remember no pain, I swear.”

And boy do these lyrics hold so much truth to them, when I heard them the other night riding home from work I knew I had to include them in this post. Last year around this time, I was in such a sad and terrible emotional state. I didn’t know how I could overcome how bad I felt or if I would ever be happy again. But I did and that was nothing but God. I had to let go of all my hurt, all of my fear, all of my sadness and I gave everything to God. He transformed my life and my mind in such an unimaginable way. Even though my life isn’t perfect, I can truly say I am living so good that I don’t remember the pain of last summer. Thank God!

So whenever you’re feeling down or are second guessing yourself or stressing over things you can’t control,

let it ALL go.

Give everything you have to God, pray the serenity prayer, and keep moving forward, changing the things you can.

And remember, this time next year YOU will be living so good, you won’t remember the pain.

XO,

Janna Alane