Hello, Lady Namera 2020 here, hoping you are doing well processing the New Year and its adventures as best you can.

Today I wasn’t planning to write but I saw an episode of NCIS that moved me. As I watched the episode I found myself more invested in the outcome of a 95 year old veteran than I would expect. This was fiction but it resonated with me as if it was my own story. At the end of the episode, my favorite character Gibbs had a conversation with McGee about the effects war had on him that was so melancholy yet so emancipating.

Why do we hold onto things that are not pleasant or thoughts we believe no one will understand? Have you felt off kilter as this year’s “new beginning” seems more like a stale continuation of Ground Hog’s Day than a fresh start? I know I am wired to keep things to myself and yes, this year feels so much like last year.

What does “Let It Go” versus “Happy” have to do with anything? Well that’s quite a funny conundrum. I have never seen the movie “Frozen” and thereby am not too keen on the song “Let It Go”. The song “Happy” was my theme song for a few years especially after I saw Despicable Me 2 (LOVED IT!!!). Up until maybe 15 minutes ago when I decided to look up the issue I had with the Frozen song, I learned I had no real reason to hate on “Let It Go”. You see, I recalled “Let It Go” winning over “Happy” during the 57th Grammy’s in 2015. Yes I can hold a grudge. What I missed was “Happy” did win two other Grammys. Oh my word!!! How did I miss that?? Huh? I opine you are wondering what?

Where this all converges to a nice conclusive muse is both are phenomenal songs that relay a TRUTH that you will miss if you hold on to things that need to be released. Letting “it” whatever “it” is go is fundamental to attaining and retaining happiness especially when we have no control of the “it”.

That little girl (the Latch Key One) from way back when who kept things close to her chest well into adulthood eventually learned to let things go in prayer and for a time to a psychologist who taught her about unpacking her mental closet of boxes to maintain her physicality and sanity. She’s even experimenting with the transparency of putting these ideas out there to total strangers who just might find some solace in her discovery.

You may let your “it” go through talking to someone, writing, working out or some other hopefully positive mechanism. If you haven’t found your positive outlet, I would implore you to find one. When you do, you too will find small reminders in everyday life or even a NCIS episode that reminds you of your humanity and how you can experience random spates of happiness through letting “it” go.

Wishing you a peaceful pleasant each day invested in things greater than yourself.

Until next muse.

Best regards,

Lady Namera 2020