say goodbye.

"I like the dreams of the future(SO MUCH) better than the history of the past."

-Thomas Jefferson

Sometimes it's hard to say goodbye. It just feels easier to keep holding on. But in the long run it's usually a good idea to let go, it's the daring thing to do. It allows room for new things, for transformation. And maybe the goodbye isn't even forever, but you can't know until you really say goodbye and mean it. In some cases, goodbye is really the end, and good riddance! For this assignment, say goodbye to all the things you need to let go of: bad habits, dead people, alive people, ex-boyfriends and girlfriends, self-destructive feelings and behaviors, jobs, projects, re-occurring thoughts, etc.

Write it as a simple list:

Goodbye useless spending.

Goodbye bad grade.

Goodbye messy room.

Goodbye constant counting of every calorie that enters my mouth.

Goodbye constant planning of the future.

Goodbye criticizing myself.

Goodbye disrespect.

Goodbye neediness.

Goodbye helplessness.

Goodbye selfishness.

Goodbye parts of me that are not true reflections of who I really am.

Goodbye blaming myself for something God didnt want.

Goodbye thinking i am not worth it.

Goodbye thinking I'm not pretty enough.

Goodbye thinking he is the only one i could ever want.

Goodbye holding on to what he did to me.

Goodbye hurtful harmful words he said that aren't true.

Goodbye old boyfriend.

Goodbye believing that I'm never going to love anyone again (or that nobody is going to love me).

Goodbye interrupting people when they are talking.

Good bye everything that is keeping me from my powerful loving gracious mighty father!

make your list. write your list. share your list. please share it, because I care. It can be as long or as short as you like. And, most importantly, take a moment with each one to really say goodbye. This isn't a catalogue of your fears and faults, this is a ceremony to bid them farewell.