🕊️ Setting Up Your Release Plan: Letting Go of What No Longer Serves You

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🕊️ Setting Up Your Release Plan: Letting Go of What No Longer Serves You
By Patricia A. Saunders



As the seasons shift and the year marches forward, many of us are left carrying things we were never meant to hold onto forever—old habits, toxic relationships, outdated mindsets, and expectations that no longer align with who we are becoming.

If you're feeling drained, disconnected, or overwhelmed, it's time to create your release plan. Just like we plan for our goals, careers, and vacations, we also need a strategy to let go of what isn’t serving us. Because growth requires space—and you can’t move forward while carrying what’s weighing you down.

🌬️ Step 1: Identify What You’re Holding Onto

Ask yourself:

  • What thoughts keep me stuck?

  • Who or what drains my energy?

  • What patterns do I keep repeating that no longer align with who I am?

Name it. Write it down. Acknowledge it without judgment. Clarity is the first step to freedom.

💔 Step 2: Release the Negativity

Letting go doesn’t mean forgetting. It means choosing your peace over your pain. Whether it’s disappointment, resentment, guilt, or fear—start the release by:

  • Journaling your feelings

  • Practicing breathwork or meditation

  • Seeking therapy or a trusted confidant

  • Saying aloud, “I release what no longer serves me.”

Every time you let go, you create room for joy, purpose, and healing.

🧍🏽‍♀️ Step 3: Put Yourself First (Without Guilt)

Prioritizing yourself isn’t selfish. It’s essential. Create routines that support your emotional and physical wellness. Schedule time for stillness. Pursue what lights you up. Give yourself permission to say no—and mean it.

This is your life. You get to choose who and what has access to your energy.

🚧 Step 4: Set Boundaries Like Your Life Depends On It (Because It Does)

Boundaries protect your peace. They’re not walls—they’re gates that decide what comes in and what stays out.
Start by defining your non-negotiables:

  • "I don’t answer work calls after 7 PM."

  • "I won’t explain my 'no.'"

  • "I protect my rest."

When you honor your own boundaries, you teach others how to treat you.

🌱 Final Thoughts: Make Releasing a Ritual

Letting go is not a one-time act—it’s a practice. Check in with yourself monthly. Create a “release list.” Light a candle, say a prayer, write a goodbye letter to the things that must go. And remember:
You are allowed to change. You are allowed to grow. You are allowed to choose yourself.

Ready to release what’s been holding you back? Your peace is on the other side.

#ReleasePlan #MentalWellness #LetGo #SelfLove #BoundariesMatter #PutYouFirst #PatriciaASaunders #AuthorBlog #HealingJourney #GrowthMindset


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