On Letting It Burn

“The only constant is change.” – Heraclitus

Life changes. Some changes are small, incremental, barely noticeable until 20/20 hindsight kicks in. Some changes are huge, life-altering… monumental, holy sh*it this is a wild ride kind of monumental.

Ready or not, here it comes: a big fat fire set in the middle of your life. You know the kind of fire I am talking about — so rapid and bright that you don’t have time to consider if the fast-paced changes are good or bad, or so smoky you can barely breath, or so hot that your skin could crawl right off of your body.

Sometimes we set the fire ourselves, other times the fire is set for us. I think the human instinct, ever focused on survival, is to frantically douse water on the flames. If not to stop the fire, at least to mitigate the damage. In many situations that is probably the best course of action.

However, maybe there are times when letting it all burn is right. Hell, maybe some fires should be fueled.

It is easy to get stuck. To continually compromise. To stay. To stick with something – a job, a situation, a person, notions of the self – out of fear, obligation, complacency. Or, an unwillingness to throw in the towel, the steadfast refusal to declare “I quit.”

At times what once worked for us, what served us, is no longer right. And that is okay. If it isn’t right, consider letting it go – letting it burn… right down to the foundation. This doesn’t feel right is the only explanation necessary. Within you is the Power & Permission to walk away. The human spirit can rebuild damn near anything. Rebuild it better, stronger, exactly the way you want it.

Simply put: sometimes you just have to Move the Fu*ck On.