Let go. be — Where GRIT Comes Alive

It came to me one day while driving up north, somewhere between fear and faith.
I was about six months sober, holding it together on the outside but unraveling on the inside. My mind was racing with bills, worry, and that quiet panic of not knowing how I’d make it one more day. The thought of drinking hit hard.

Then I looked in the rearview mirror and saw my three dogs staring back at me. They were calm, trusting, and waiting. Something inside me broke open.
From somewhere deep inside, I heard it. Let go. be.

At first, I didn’t know what it meant. But as the miles rolled by, I realized those words were the beginning of everything I’d been missing.

Letting go didn’t mean giving up. It meant surrendering the illusion that I could control people, timing, or outcomes. I had spent years fighting life, trying to bend it into my version of peace. But peace doesn’t come from control. It comes from trust.

That’s when GRIT started to make sense to me.
Because letting go is what creates growth.
Being still is where resilience builds.
Following what feels right is integrity.
And coming back to center again and again, no matter how many times I fall, is tenacity.

GRIT isn’t about pushing harder. It’s about pausing long enough to see what’s really driving you.
It’s about facing the parts of yourself you’d rather ignore, the fear, the doubt, the need for control, and choosing to grow through them instead of around them.

That’s what let go. be taught me. It wasn’t just a moment of surrender. It was a decision to live differently.
Now, when life knocks me off balance, I don’t fight it. I pause. I breathe. I ask myself, which pillar of GRIT do I need right now?

Because GRIT isn’t something you have or don’t have. It’s something you practice.
Every time you let go of control, you make space for growth.
Every time you face what scares you, you build resilience.
Every time your words match your actions, you live with integrity.
Every time you keep showing up, you prove your tenacity.

That’s what let go. be really means to me. It’s not about surrender. It’s about strength.

So when those words cross my mind now, I don’t hear weakness. I hear power.
Power that comes from trust. Power that comes from GRIT.

Reflection:
Where do you need to let go, not to give up, but to grow stronger?
What part of your life needs GRIT more than control today?

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