THE ART OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Facing a loss can be hard especially when it’s hard to completely grasp what has just happened. Most times, once we notice that we’ve lost something, we start telling ourselves it’s not true. We are probably overthinking things or being too lazy letting go of that thing. We see letting go as being foolish, lazy, failing and so many other negative things and we find it so hard to let it happen or come to terms with the fact that we’ve lost something. As a minimalist, one way I try to process my loss is by acknowledging my loss. Acknowledgement is hard and until we have come to acknowledge things we’ve lost, we will only keep feeling stuck and feeling the need that there is something still missing. Being unable to acknowledge things that are beyond our control only leaves us feeling exhausted and frustrated. Fighting the reality of things only leave us feeling a certain way that usually holds us back.  I struggled for years with controlling my emotions. I’m still controlling some of them now but I’ll be particular about how I was able to control my angry self and let go of the need to always feel angry. At first, I was cool with the fact that I get angry. I mean, everyone gets angry so I don’t have to feel apologetic for getting angry but that was all that kept stopping me from letting go. I didn’t acknowledge the consequences of what being angry was doing to me and I kept losing myself. And until I finally acknowledged that anger wasn’t something to boast about and that I could actually work on myself and become better, I only kept feeling restless and frustrated. I still get angry but now, I have a better way to show my anger without losing myself. I always make sure to acknowledge the fact that I’m angry and once that happens, letting go of that anger becomes easier for me. Without acknowledging our loss, it is almost impossible to let go of it and for me, acknowledging my loss helps me find meaning in simplifying whatever may seem so difficult to work with. This is because by acknowledging whatever it is that I have lost or need to let go of, I’m able to know how to look for a way out of it. And that, is a way of finding meaning in simplicity as a minimalist, I’ll say. Thank you for reading through. 💜 * _{Image used is mine} *