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Are You Holding On… or Just Afraid to Let Go?

Are You Holding On… or Just Afraid to Let Go?

A quiet examination of attachment, control, and trust.

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Jun 23, 2025
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Are You Holding On… or Just Afraid to Let Go?
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We all hold on to something.

A role.

A relationship.

A routine.

A version of ourselves we’ve outgrown.

We call it loyalty.

We call it commitment.

Sometimes we call it love.

But beneath those names,

there’s often something else at work -

something quieter, something harder to admit.

Fear.

Fear of loss.

Fear of uncertainty.

Fear that if we loosen our grip,

we might lose everything…

or even worse - ourselves.

So I ask you, not critically, but tenderly:

Are you holding on because it’s right… or because you’re afraid to let go?

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