Blog by: Lata Advani Viseu

“I did my best to notice
When the call came down the line
Up to the platform of surrender
I was brought, but I was kind
And sometimes I get nervous
When I see an open door
Close your eyes
Clear your heart
Cut the cord
Are we human
Or are we dancer?”
Human – The Killers

This is the perfect time of the month and year to let go of things that no longer serve us or bring us joy.

A time to purge things we have not used in a long time or things that are cluttering up our space.

A time to let go of people that suck the energy or life out of us and instead spend time with people that lift us up and bring us joy.

Our life is meant to be in flow, not in constant struggle over things we have no control over. Like the moon that moves through different phases so do we. We can swim or flow through life gracefully or we can hold on to things and people that drain us.

Some people revere the moon and practice rituals during the Full Moon to let go of what does not serve them anymore. They believe that this is the perfect time to surrender and start fresh.

If you have been constantly feeling restless, irritable, annoyed or lost the last few weeks and your mind is playing scenarios of anger, hurt, shame, guilt or fear, why not try some visualizations or rituals to let go of those things to live a happier, peaceful life? You are the only person responsible for how you feel even though you may sometimes feel like you have no control over the situation.

Write down on a piece of paper all the things that you want to let go of, whether it is feelings or people that have caused you pain and suffering and then burn the paper in a bucket, bowl or over the toilet and flush it down. As the paper burns surrender and let go of all those emotions and feel them disappear forever.

If fire is not your thing, another thing you can do is just imagine writing down what you are feeling and putting them in a helium balloon then letting go of the string so that the balloon rises and disappears, never to be seen, along with all the unwanted thoughts and emotions disappearing into thin air.

When negative thoughts play on your mind and you do nothing about them, you will notice that you attract more of the same and the pattern will keep repeating until you have learnt the lesson. Our thoughts are powerful!

A few days back, I went for an Engrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin concert with my lovely young friend, Joni (she’s more like a niece). We had received numerous emails from Ticketmaster that they would not be accepting paper copies of the ticket or proof of vaccinations and would only accept digital copies on our phones.

We made sure we were prepared, had our phones fully charged, our tickets and proof of vaccination on our phones ready in line, waiting to get in.

Just as we were coming up to the front of the line, I thought to myself, what would happen if someone’s phone died, and they cannot access their tickets?

Thoughts are powerful my friends! Shortly after I had that thought and as I was getting ready to show my phone, it went totally grey and blank. I could not turn my phone on or off. We were stuck, with no way of getting in!!

We let the person behind us go ahead of us and moved to the side to figure out what to do. I must say we both remained pretty calm while deciding what to do next instead of panicking.

While we were planning what to do, my phone came back on as if nothing had happened and we were able to get in past the proof of vaccine line right after the person we had let go ahead of us and we waited in another line at the next door to show our tickets to get inside the arena.

Everything happens for a reason because when we showed our ticket, we were told that we had been upgraded to Level 100 from Level 300. If my phone had not stopped working, the person behind us would probably have been upgraded instead of us.

The two lessons that I took away from this incident were, be aware of your thoughts because thoughts become things – choose the good ones, and by always trusting the Universe that things will work out for the best, some way or the other, we were upgraded!

“Surrender is like a fish finding the current and going with it.” – Mark Nepo

Life is too short to spend in negativity. So I have made a conscious effort to not be where I don’t want to be.” – Hugh Dillon

“You only have control over three things in your life – the thoughts you think, the images you visualize, and the actions you take.” – Jack Canfield

“Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power.” — Shirley MacLaine

“You create your thoughts, your thoughts create your intentions and your intentions create your reality.” – Wayne Dyer

“Imagination is everything, it is the preview of life coming attractions.” – Albert Einstein

“Beware of what you set your heart upon…for it shall surely be yours.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson