THE TIME TO LET GO

When you're angry, sad, overwhelmed, anxious, or panicked, you're told to stay calm and take a deep breath.

The focus is always on inhaling.

But in truth, to inhale, you must first exhale.

Yet most people intend to receive without giving first.

Unfortunately, that’s neither realistic nor natural.

The root of many problems — or our inability to solve them — lies in the fact that we don’t give, or we can’t give.

Let’s do a little exercise:

First, exhale deeply.

Then, exhale again.

Consciously push your breath out.

Blow out every last drop of air.

Wait for 1–2 seconds (or as long as you can) without breathing in.

Now, inhale.

Hold your breath for a moment.

As you do this exercise, focus on exhaling.

Most people struggle with exhaling —

But it’s not the breath they can’t release.

It’s the belief underneath that holds it back.

What waits to be released may be:

— a right you haven't granted to someone else,— money you couldn’t give when it was needed,— time you haven’t allowed yourself,— credit you’ve withheld from the work you’ve done,— effort or labor you never acknowledged,— worth or value you couldn’t give to yourself or someone else.

Who knows what each of us carries within? We all have our own stories.

To give is to let go.Letting go is effortless.It’s easy.

To expect to receive without giving first — is a dream, a fantasy, a denial of how nature works.

And if you do receive without giving,what you've gained will eventually slip away.

Let this be a lesson to hold close.

Emine NALÇACI MAVİŞ