Learning to let go

Today, I re-experienced the feeling of learning to let go. My mentor once told me that the hardest task is not to find nor create new opportunities. Anyone can do that. What is tough is the capability to let go of what you currently have so that your hands are free to hold on to something different.

Being the intellectual self that I was, I prodded further - "What if you did not manage to hold on to anything at all?" His answer was simple - "At least that is better than not letting go and not being able to experience it."

As I learnt to gradually let go, I found that the process this time round is easier than before. That was 2 years ago when I first experienced it in 2008. As I had these passing thoughts earlier in the day, I realised several reasons why it is easier than before.

1. This is my 2nd time changing my job. Experience does count.
2. I was in my 1st company for a longer period of time and that created more attachments as compared to now.
3. There are 'push' factors in my new Operations portfolio that has made me detested the way the organisation is being run.
4. It's not a total career switch and I am still contributing my expertise within the industry.

Though I seemed to have learnt, it is difficult to let go. Afterall, I have grown to love and hate this current company of mine. I guess I just have to tell myself - the faster I drum in this thought, the freer my hands will be when the candy comes to me.