In the past six months, I have been intentional about “leaving.” Leaving the friend group, resigning from the role, silently leaving the chat, muting the notifications. Disinviting myself from the gathering. I’ve changed my phone number, and deleted three whole Facebook pages full of people I no longer desired to remain in connection with. Sometimes, we are afraid to leave because the thought of starting over is scary. We don’t want to have to create new associations, re-establish ourself, prove ourselves all over again, or let’s be honest, hustle to bring in money. But here is what I have learned. The weight of doing all of those things is nothing compared to the weight that we bare when we remain in places or relationships that zap our joy. When you are ready for joy, no one will have to ask you to leave. They won’t have to tell you how or the strategy. Little by little, you will start leaving the tables that drain you. Little by little, your desire to show up will decrease. Little by little, you will start choosing places that fill you with joy and declining invitations to places or conversations that do not. So, if you have you have been waiting for a burning bush, or a parting sea, or voice in the cloud to tell you it’s OK to leave — Here it is. You can leave. You can leave, and find your joy. You can leave, and silence the notifications. You can leave, and pour into the things that fill your cup. Yes, it is possible. Leaving is an option available to us all.

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