Letting Go to Lift Off: The Art of Shedding What Weighs Us Down

Ever feel like your life's cluttered with things you can't shake? That's precisely the conversation I, Mike, spark from the heart of Dayton in our latest episode. We're not just talking about the physical junk drawer—we're diving into the metaphorical mess: those habits, people, and attitudes that hold us back from sprinting forward. Imagine a quarterback clinging to the ball, risking a sack instead of throwing it downfield; now, picture that in your life. We're dissecting this very tendency. I'll share how the art of release can be a game-changer for personal growth, drawing inspiration from sports and historical anecdotes that resonate with our daily struggles.

No guest needs a seat at this roundtable because the stories and experiences I bring will fill the room with enough food for thought. Journey with me through the landscape of letting go, where I unfold the story of Achan from biblical times and reflect on how what we clutch onto can close our eyes to victory. This isn't about your prowess, beyond question, but rather about the burdens you might not even realize you're carrying. Welcome to the land of Mike Believe, where we champion the extraordinary and discover together that sometimes the most vital move is to let go.

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:16

Hello, it's me, the M, the I, the K to the E, hailing from the D, the Y to the T that's the abbreviation for the city called Dayton. I'm sending you good sensations and vibrations and remember, I'm just saying I want to talk to you from the subject of get rid of it. I didn't say get rid of it, I said get rid of it. I remember in college I was hanging out with a friend and he was either playing Madden or maybe perhaps watching a football game, but there was a quarterback that was hanging on to the ball too long and he's like get rid of it. There are things that you know people on the field just running at the quarterback, or you know it's just like get rid of it, don't sit there and hang on to it. And I think that's the problem in life a lot of times is that we need to get rid of it. There are people we're hanging on to, people that need to be chucked downfield or thrown out of bounds in our lives because they're hanging on and we're hanging on to them. Our lives because they're hanging on and we're hanging on to them, and by us hanging on to them is to our detriment, and sometimes what we're hanging on to is what's hurting us.

Speaker 1: 1:33

It reminds me of the Bible story when the guy Achan had held on to the idol in his tent and the Israelites were wondering why they were losing easy battles. Um, just imagine sports. You played sports, some of you, um, or watch sports. And imagine a team that was like zero in whatever, and then other teams that were maybe one in whatever, and your team was a state or national champion, defending national champion, and they were losing easy games. And it's like, hey, wait a minute, why are we losing to them? And that makes you scratch your head and you're like, oh man, and that's exactly what was happening with Aitken holding on to that Israel was losing the battles. And it's like, wow, it was all because he decided to hold that idol in his tent, which was causing people to well, the Israelites to lose battles.

Speaker 1: 2:32

So there are some battles in your life that you are losing and it has nothing to do with your ability. You're sensational, you're wonderful, you're incredible, incredible, but the problem is not you, it's something you're holding on to. Ever had a friend that was in a abusive relationship, and I'm of the brand that believes abuse can be either gender, because we push this narrative that it can't be. And you saw them. You said they were just so wonderful, they're incredible, they're phenomenal, but they were holding on to somebody who was tearing them down. Perpson was making cheap shot comments and just destroying their confidence, but it was because they wouldn't get rid of it. Well, ladies and gentlemen, you have once again come into the land of mike believe, a place that makes emerald city look like a pile of green rocks. Wonderland, wonder why it was created in the first place and never, neverland, wish that it truly never existed. I encourage you to dream like you'll live forever. No-transcript.