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Current Mood: Not yet decided. It's only monday.
Current Song: Worn Me Down by Rachel Yamagata.
I've been mulling over this post for a few days and I finally decided to sit down and write it.
I know you all heard last week that Oprah Winfrey will be retiring her show in September 2011. She says that she can feel in her bones that it's time for a change and that this feels like a good thing to be doing. This must be hard after 25 years, I'm sure. It's practically your child by that point.
So then you must be wondering why I would dare put Television Royalty's name next to Television common folk, often starring in the lowest common denominator available: reality TV. But you all know that I'm a fan of reality TV and my life is (thankfully) not nearly enough drama as that.
Some of you may know Kristin Cavallari from MTV's The Hills. She joined the cast after the departure of Lauren Conrad as the new crap stirrer.
There is something I think the two women have in common. Their ability to be open to new opportunities. While this may be different types of opportunity (new media endeavours and new men, respectively), you have to admire the fact that they realize when something has reached its expiry date. They create a space for something else at that point.
We could all stand to learn a few things from that. No matter how long we've been attached to an idea, be it 25 years or less, sometimes it's important to put the security blanket of an idea aside so you can be open to new things in your life, even if they're a bit scary. It's not only important for personal growth, it allows you the option of different perspectives and helps you step out of the box.
After all, you wouldn't hang on to stale bread forever, would you? So why hang on to a stale idea?
It's one of the lessons I've learned this year, and plan to take with me into 2010, which, I hope will suck a little less.
There are two steps to the process of letting go: one is actually letting go, and the second is being open to the possibility of new, wonderful things happening to you.
Okay, I've said my bit. I'm off to do some work now :) Later taters!
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11.25.09
Mehnaz! I think you were speaking right to me! I am at the cross roads of a decision. I think I've made it already but it's the letting go that's so hard.
11.25.09
Eventually you do let go, Heather, because something better has come along :) Good luck with it!
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