In all our lives we meet situations where we have to let go, even if we don't want to. When somebody dies, when somebody betray us, when somebody is unfaithful to us, it can be shattering, it can be embittering, it can poison us. But these situations give us choices. If we choose to let them go, we can be transformed. In this way, painful experiences can be fruitful and, despite the hurt, can be our opportunity to grow, if we can make that choice, if we can take that risk.

Death is a necessary part of life. We all know that in our hearts. There has to be death in order for there to be new life. There is a time to die, to trust life and to surrender to death and to the process of time. It is only when we die that life can begin to grow again, that the circle can be renewed and sustained.

When we let go, we are actually letting go to ourselves; what we give away is given to ourselves. We can only take with us when we die what we let go of when we were alive.