Monday Moment: "She Let Go"

In this Monday Moment, Tania reads “She Let Go” by poet and author Safire Rose, a deeply loved piece about release, acceptance, and putting down the weight we carry. Shared with permission from Safire herself, this reflective reading offers a quiet invitation to soften our grip on fear, control, and the stories that keep us holding on.

Links to Safire’s work:

“She Let Go” by Safire Rose
https://safire-rose.com/books-and-media/poetry/she-let-go

Safire Rose website
http://www.safire-rose.com

Awakening, Awakening: Poems of Light on the Path of Love
https://www.amazon.com/Awakening-Poems-Light-Path-Love-ebook/dp/B0D3VWZXZM

Transcript

Tania 0:00

Happy Monday. Today's Monday moment is a little different and very special to me because I have the privilege of sharing She Let Go by author Safire Rose. It is one of my all-time favorite poems, and when I reached out to Safire to ask permission to read this on the podcast, she very graciously said yes, and she also agreed to join me for a conversation that I'll be sharing on Thursday of this week. So if this poem speaks to you the way it has spoken to me, be sure to come back for that episode as well. There's something about this piece that's hard for me to fully put into words. Whenever I read it, I feel deeply seen and profoundly held. It feels like a big exhale. And maybe that's because so many of us are trying so hard to hold everything together. I know that I often feel that way, trying to keep my life together with duct tape and string is what I often say Holding on so tightly, trying to not let anything fall through the cracks. And this poem feels like a gentle invitation to put some of that weight down, if only for a moment. So if you're in a position to do so, maybe let your shoulders soften a little and take a deep, slow breath and just receive. She Let Go by Safire Rose. "She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go. She let go of the fear. She let go of the judgments. She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head. She let go of the committee of indecision within her. She let go of all the right reasons, wholly and completely. Without hesitation or worry, she just let go. She didn't ask anyone for their advice. She didn't read a book on how to let go. She didn't read the scriptures. She just let go. She let go of all the memories that held her back. She let go of all the anxiety that kept her from moving forward." She let go of the planning and all of the calculations about how to do it just right. She didn't promise to let go. She didn't journal about it. She didn't write the projected date in her Day-Timer. She made no public announcement and put no ad in the paper. She didn't check the weather report or read her daily horoscope. She just let go. She didn't analyze whether she should let go. She didn't call her friends to discuss the matter. She didn't do a five-step spiritual mind treatment. She didn't call the prayer line. She didn't utter one word. She just let go. No one was around when it happened. There was no applause or congratulations. No one thanked her or praised her. No one noticed a thing. Like a leaf falling from a tree, she just let go. There was no effort. There was no struggle. It wasn't good, and it wasn't bad. It was what it was, and it is just that. In the space of letting go, she let it all be. A small smile came over her face. A light breeze blew through her, and the sun and the moon shone forevermore. May this poem bless you as it has me, and maybe remind you that you don't have to carry everything so tightly. God bless.