Do you remember being on the playground at school and every now and then, there was a kid who stayed on the fence? You or other children might try to get he or she to come play but they would refuse. Maybe they didn't feel like playing today or maybe they were afraid?

We actually do the same things as adults. We hold on so tightly to our fences. Most often, when people refer to staying on the fence, they're talking about someone who cannot make a decision or who doesn't know what side to be on.

But I'm speaking of another fence of sorts. The one that we hold onto because we are afraid to move forward.

I'm not even talking about our comfort zones. I'm referring to our past. The experiences that we hold onto that prevent us from progressing or trusting again. The trauma we fall back on as an excuse for why we won't do or try a new relationship, career, activity, and/or experience.

It's not easy letting the past go. Past experiences teach us so much but we have to realize when to see them as wisdom or just a part of life. You may not want to trust again. You not want to build new friendships. You may not want to shift directions in your career. All because you're holding too what is old. You're holding onto an old version of your heart and soul.

So today, let's let go. Together. Let's unravel ourselves from our past and run towards a more beautiful life. A life that should not be controlled by the past. That happened 5, 10, 20 years ago.

How long will you let it hold you back?

Take a deep breath. Inhale, exhale. Search your heart and find the people, experiences, mess-ups, mistakes, whatever it is...

And let it go.

Be honest. Be hopeful. Be love.

Peace.