when the horse is dead...

When the horse is dead, get off.

Don’t try dragging it along as you try to move forward. You wont get very far or fast doing that.

Think about why you are holding on to something. Is it because you wont know who you are without it? Do you like who you are with it? Do you have a hard time imagining yourself happy or whole without it?

Whenever you think “now” do you find yourself seized with fear and saying “later”? Do you realize how not letting go sucks the joy out of all your other pursuits? 

So ultimately, if the horse isn’t dying, your soul certainly is. 

It doesn’t matter what other people think. You can’t hold on AND try to move forward. You can’t be both positive and negative at the same time. It has to be one or the other. So take a quantum leap and choose happiness, even though you’re not sure how things will ultimately work out.

“… never be bullied by other peoples’ demands or opinions of you. Never let money be a reason that you do or don’t do anything. Forget your story, and whatever “reality” you think you’re stuck in. Don’t waste a single day of your life being unhappy. Listen to your gut. Acknowledge when you feel peaceful, and let go of anything or anyone that doesn’t make you feel that way. Wake up and be conscious of what you’re thinking, saying and doing so that you don’t create any more unhappiness for yourself. Accept conditions as they are, and then decide what you want to do about them. But mostly, be true to your Self, the higher self that comes forward when you’re not looking anywhere but here.” ~Robin L. Silverman