Last Saturday I went to change all my clocks for daylight savings. When I went to turn back the one in my daughter’s room, I noticed the glass face was horribly cracked. I had just bought this new beautiful, antique-looking clock recently to dress up the new room, right before she moved back home. It broke my heart to see that crack. When I asked her about it, she had no idea what had happened and said it had been that way for weeks and she assumed I knew. I did not realize until now.

Initially, this disappointment set in my chest like a heavy weight. My mind kept replaying the questions of what had happened, and how I would replace it, it was costly and hard to find. This thick sense of malaise and worry fell over me, making me feel like I was swatting at an out-of-reach fly.

Guided Out of the Pain

Then out of nowhere, I felt this little pull towards letting it all go. I didn’t quite hear a voice, but I felt the pull to just “not care.” I thought to myself, what would happen if I ceased to care and I didn’t even bother to replace the clock? How would that feel? I decided it was worth a try since I wasn’t crazy about how I felt sitting there stewing in it. The clock works fine it is just cracked, and maybe I can get it fixed somewhere down the line.

Immediately I felt incredibly better. Just letting go of that one tiny little thing, made all the difference to my happiness. Then that joy turned to gratitude, it’s only a clock, a belonging and it doesn’t matter that much. We have so much, abundance in our lives; a roof over our heads, food on the table, love in our hearts and pets we adore. Who could ask for more than that? A silly clock is not going to matter in the big picture.

Fantastic Lesson!

I thought about it all day today, what a gift it was to completely let go of the disappointment, pain, and responsibility I had felt when I realized this prized possession was broken. Now it doesn’t matter. I may get it fixed, I may not, but the lesson is clear. If I am being guided to let go of some feelings that are hurting me and causing me to dwell on negativity, then I am going to be more diligent and listen up, hear them and let it go!

Are there things in your life which get you down? I bet that even though it might seem illogical to do so, you could stop caring about them and feel so much better. Evaluate what is essential in your life and see if there are things worth letting go of for peace of mind.

I hope you can walk away from this with something to think about and improve your life as well. Is it really all that important? Does it deserve your time or worry? What would it feel like to just let go and not care?