November 7 2023

Let go of the hours, the overtime, the fear of not having enough. Let go of the tools, the keyboard, the emails, the markets, the interest rates.

Let go of the bar, the bottle, the glass in one hand and the cigarette in the other, the needle, the joint, the bowl, the powder. Let go of the numbing and the escape, the avoidance, the cowardice.

Let go of the relationships, the dependence, the fear of being alone and the fear of being known.

Let go of the new and the old and the shiny and the dull. Let go of the appearances and the preoccupations and the racing mind. Let go of what you think they think and what you think you think you think you think.

Let go of what you thought you wanted, what you want, what you will want. Let go of success and failure. Let go of the car that won’t start, the job that won’t grow, the disappointments of what never will be.

Let go of the notion that everything will stop if you stop, that if you lie down then everything will fall apart.

Let go of your idea of God and Jesus and Mary and Allah and Mohammed and Buddha and Brahma and Vishnu and Shiva.

Let go of your children, who and what you need for them to become. Let go of your father and your mother who were there and were not there.

Let go, Joshua. You are connected to all, and all is connected to you, so even if it is not yours, it’s yours. You’re not alone. Hold on to that.