Why you are afraid of letting go.

Because you can remember. And if you can remember then you are apt to miss things. You are afraid of missing something, because it defies your resolutions to change.

Realize that some things you do now will come to an end because of growing up and/or other reasons. The fact that you’ll miss them calls for more reason to enjoy them, because you never know what will drop out of your life next.

Sometimes to grow means letting go of the things we will definitely miss. Letting go is an act of vulnerability.

And a vulnerability of this kind is identical to strength.

The truth about death.

Are you afraid of dying? If so, know that you already are. Death is only the outcome. Life, however, is the process in which we are experiencing dying continuously; either slowly, or fast depending on your condition. If life is made up of death, why not resolve to making it as enjoyable as possible, purposely?

Drop the bullshit. Stop dreaming about the life that’s ‘out there.’ Life is here and now, and that’s all you’ve got. You have no idea what’s on the other side. All you know is that you and everyone you love are only here once. When you’ll lose them, you’ll never see them again—guaranteed so long as you’re alive. And when you’ll die, that is, when you’ll run out of life supply…you don’t know what will happen afterwards. Everyday this candle you’re trying to hold onto is melting. You don’t know how fast it is melting.

What feels like a slow life might just be the final wax of the candle. And then:

Darkness.