Of course the best ‘letting go’ story has to be the opening of Richard Bach’s Classic book Illusions. It describes a little underwater creature clinging to a rock resisting the powerful current of the water. This is what all his fellow creatures do until one day he decides to let go. After a few bumpy starts he’s swept up by the current and is held aloft. Suddenly to the astonishment of his fellow creatures a miracle has occurred! He can fly!
It’s through surrender and letting go that we transform and enter a world which I call the unmapped shore.
Letting Go Month with Lori Deschene led me to find this musical combination of ocean sounds and slow, very slow cycles of synths, pizzicato bass, and beats.
Letting go is not about letting go of power. It’s the reverse. Within the mystery of living we can do ourselves the favour of letting go of self judgement, the need of approval, and control. They really are not the best travel companions.
Steve
Stephen Fearnley is an award-winning filmmaker, artist and composer. He composes transformational soundscapes for the meditation journeys of One Mind Live – a unique worldwide online group meditation community. To sample One Mind Live, go HERE