09/11/2026
Messages from the Heart\September
The Grace of Letting Go
September arrives quietly.
The light begins to change. the evenings come a little earlier. The trees, still holding their green, seem to know that anotehr season is approaching.
nature does not resist this change.
The tree does not cling to every leaf and say "You must stay"
It simply knows when the time has come to let go.
Perhaps there is something we can learn from this.
So often, we hold tightly to what has been-an old dream, an old hurt, a relationship, a way of seeing ourselves, or simply the belief that life was supposed to unfold differently.
We hold on because letting go can feel like losing.
Letting go is not losing at all.
Sometimes it is making room.
there may be something in your life now that has completed its season. You do not have to judge it or regret it. You do not have to push it away.
And then gently loosen your grasp.
As your heart "What am I ready to release?"
Then ask "What might become possible if I make room for something new?"
You do not need to know what comes next.
The trees do not know what next spring will bring when they release their leaves.
They simply trust the turning of the seasons.
Perhaps we can do the same.
This September, may we have the courage to release what has competed its journey with us-and the faith to trust the quiet space that remains.
For sometimes, the empty space is not empty at all.
It is where new life begins.
With Love,
Dr. Susan Felice Turner
Path of the Hearts
www.loveforallbeings.com
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