This is Bruce McCandless, who in 1984 became the first astronaut to complete an untethered space walk.
Can you imagine, what might have been going through his mind as he pushed off, as he let go of the spacecraft & the line that kept him attached - that kept him safe?
I reckon it would’ve taken a ton of courage, as he literally stepped (or floated) away from the safety of the space shuttle.
But this was where he needed to go to know to push the bounds of possibility, to answer the question of “what if?”
And I think about this for me too.
What could be possible for me if only I were to let go?
What is it that I need to let go of that is ostensibly keeping me safe, but in reality is holding me back in what I know?
I say I want to find out what I’m truly capable of, to know why I was born, but I know now that unless I let go of what is holding me back & really let myself free, then I’m just talking sh^t.
What does letting go mean … ?
It means ...
Letting go of attachment to outcomes – all the whats.
Letting go of attachment to timings – all the whens.
Letting go of attachment to all the hows, of attachment to all the rules of how things have to be, how they are done, and what is right!
Because let’s face it – the whats, whens & hows of the things I've done things in my life haven’t taken me ANYWHERE NEAR what I know I'M capable of!
I’ll need to let go of relationships too, especially my relationship with myself, because I need to learn that I can TRUST me, that I can keep my word to me, that I can show up fully for me, as well as for those I serve.
I need to find new ways, new behaviors, beliefs, & habits – ones that serve my vision, not keep me stuck in the past.
Letting go is scary. It’s emotional. There’s grief over loss of the old ways that kept me safe, (or so I thought), for so long. But that’s what I need to do.
Ooh these old ways of mine, my needing to get my ducks in a row, my lack of accountability to myself, my letting myself off the hook at times when I didn’t keep my promises to myself, are so insidious.
But that's where I need to go, & it starts, as with most things, with awareness, then choice, then commitment.
By asking ourselves, what are we more committed to ? Becoming the full expression of ourselves, the person we’re meant to be when we show up in all our power?
Or …
Being a person who is more committed to doing things as we’ve always done, & keep on getting what we've always got?
We get to make this choice, every day, & it’s not easy.
But we are not alone.
As Bruce himself proclaimed, “It may have been one small step for Neil,” … “but it’s a heck of a big leap for me !”
Love Bobbi ❤️
Inspirational speaker | Transformation Coach | Trans Woman | Model
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