Let That Shit Go

Mental Wellbeing
Written By Jo Lorenz

Haai 2020. You’ve been a helluva. But to be fair, you’ve also been a bit of an enlightener.

After all, you reminded me that I believe in intersectional justice more than ever before. You’ve taught me that I don’t miss airplanes one little bit. And you’ve confirmed that I have an almost uncanny ability to not win the lottery.

However 2020, there has been one other thing you’ve given me — and it has been utterly invaluable. You educated me in the art of letting go . . .

Like a spring clean of the old tukus, ‘letting go’ has decluttered my mind, uncomplicated my body and reenergised my soul. That moment I allowed myself to be freed from literal and metaphorical baggage, I made room for my creativity, my growth, my happiness.

For example, I was never going to wear that bridesmaid dress again. Like srrrsssly. And all that taffeta was weighing down my aura, dude! So I let it go. I sent it to a recycling textile initiative. I decluttered my world and damn it felt good.

And remember that old friend of mine who consistently made me feel bad about myself? You know that mean girl who treated me like an inept 20-year old version of myself every time I saw her? I let her go. I don’t need that. I freed that space in my mind, readying it for future elation!

And then there was that troublesome relative, that just kept weighing me down — that one that continued to prioritise their own views, without any regard to anyone else’s. I let them go. They are not deserving of my time. There are so many more important things for me to be doing (like ridding my closet of any further hidden taffeta!).

And then of course, 2020 — no this one is a biggie — there was that memory I couldn’t change. The one that plagued my soul in my darkest hours. The one I couldn’t repent anymore. Yeah that one. Well, I let it go. I freed my mind. And now, I feel hopeful again!

There is so much joy in this world for which I am consistently grateful — and it is that joy in which I choose to spend my time. Enough with the toxic relationships, the plaguing memories and the taffeta. I chose to let them all go. I choose a happier me. I choose joy.

So thanks 2020, for being a real kick in the dick. I needed you. We all did.

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Jo Lorenz


Jo is a writer, podcaster and activist pushing for climate action, social justice and sustainability. She is the Founder and Editor of Conscious Citizen Co — and the Host of podcast, GAF Is The New Black.

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