How to actually move on (from anything)

How to actually move on (from anything)How to actually move on (from anything)In order to move forward, you have to move on. And in order to move on, you have to let go. You can only get so far with your leash still on. The heart leash, the invisible cord that wraps your feelings, thoughts, and energy around whatever or whomever youre trying to move beyond.Most people will tell you to just let it go. Let it go. Let it go. Sure, OK, Ill let it go. But when its something that took up so much of your heart space and energy, letting it go isnt as easy as snapping your fingers and hopping along. If it was, we wouldnt have heartache, we wouldnt have nostalgia, we wouldnt have regret, we wouldnt have frustration.Moving on does require letting goBut letting go requires something, too. It requires acceptance, which is captured beautifully in this poem. True and utter acceptance. Of the situation. Of reality. Of your future. Of the facts. Of your own feelings. Accept and then let go. Let go an d then move on.It doesnt matter what youre trying to move beyond a heartbreak, a friendship, a family ordeal, a work situation, a city, a hurt, a dream, a futureyou name it and sometimes we need to release it in order to live a more full life.And acceptance can be hardReally hard. Because its not what we fantasized. Its not what we hoped for. Its not how we saw our life going. But what you have the potential to dream for yourself and for the universe to put in front of you is a wildly wonderful spread that will always be in your favor. Theres magic in store, provided you dont live in the past or operate chained to all the bullshit keeping you from flying. And thats what happens when you dont accept, when you dont let go, when you dont move on. Youre keeping your wing pinned to the ground when youre meant to rise.Moving on can be painful, because it means finally and fully accepting the way life is actually showing up, rather than how you had planned on it showing up. But its a beaut iful step forward that will also carry you up. Up toward who youre supposed to become. Up toward a life that has the magic youre supposed to be living with.Youll find a deep sense of power in choosing to look the truth of your life in the eyeAcknowledge and accept all that has happened. Acknowledge and accept all that youre feeling. All thats gone on. All thats been. And all thats here, right now. That acceptance is the root of letting go. And that letting go is the path to moving on. It wont be all at once. But once it happens, itll feel like everything.This article was originally posted on MaxieMcCoy.com.