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This list includes every page or product from UUA.org, UU World magazine, or inSpirit books & gifts that is tagged with Letting Go.

  • the view from a plane's cockpit, with instruments lit up and a view of terrain and a rising sun through the cockpit window
    Ground Control

    Erika A. Hewitt

    From Braver/Wiser
    The most faithful, life-giving coping strategy—for me—is to attune to a voice calmer and wiser than mine.
  • A small white feather appears to be floating down into an upturned palm.
    My Commitments to Myself

    Laura Mancuso

    From WorshipWeb
    I take care of myself first, because I am deserving of exquisite care. I take care of myself to maintain the capacity to help others....
  • An array of glasses, bowls, and trinkets set on a table for a yard sale.
    Holding On and Letting Go

    Amanda Poppei

    From Braver/Wiser
    Sometimes, I know I'm hanging onto a part of my life that I'll need to let go of...but not just yet.
  • A blanket of crispy leaves blankets the forest floor
    The Growing Darkness

    Viola Abbitt

    From WorshipWeb
    As we move deeper into the season, There are some things we know. Fall brings a growing darkness That we cannot escape....
  • In the background, letters are piled on a Scrabble board. In the foreground, someone holds the "C" tile as the letters "R E A T E" fall towards the board.
    Next Year's Words

    Tim Atkins

    From Braver/Wiser
    When I’m questioning what’s the right thing to do, I will look to my word of the year for guidance.
  • On a city street strewn with fallen leaves, a person with long hair is seen from behind, wearing a backpack.
    The Guest of Grief

    Monica Dobbins

    From Braver/Wiser
    Sometimes grief sends notice ahead of time; sometimes, it shows up as an unwelcome, uninvited guest.
  • Two open hands, palms up, pin the stem of a small yellow flower.
    All of Us Love Poorly Sometimes

    Jen Hatmaker

    From WorshipWeb
    The work of forgiveness is so challenging—the actual work of it. The naming, grieving, empathizing, releasing. It’s like a death. A death of what we...
  • Tall thistle stalks reach up to a blue sky.
    Thriving Among the Thorns

    Tomo Hillbo

    From Braver/Wiser
    It was my inadvertent letting go that made this wild, interdependent beauty possible. I knew I didn’t need that sort of control anymore.
  • A toddler pouts in the background, while a plate of grapes with a corndog occupies the foreground.
    Try Again Tomorrow

    HP Rivers

    From Braver/Wiser
    When I internalize cultural messages about the definitions of success or failure—or anything, really—I undermine my own sense of self-worth.
  • On a NYC subway car, a woman sits with both feet planted on the floor, hands held lightly in meditation position, with her eyes closed.
    Here. Now. You.

    Kat Liu

    From Braver/Wiser
    My knees were complaining and my mind was bored. Suddenly a stray thought entered: What if this were your last breath?