How to Let Go - a Comprehensive List

How to let go

A Comprehensive List

By Bird

1. Scream all of the time
2. Never apologize for being too loud
3. Dance when the feeling comes
4. Wear outrageous amounts of jewelry
5. Live with the trees
6. Make friends with discomfort
7. Experience over documentation
8. Friends will always be there to welcome you home
9. Let yourself move away
10. Go somewhere new
11. AVOID ROUTINE
12. If the music isn’t right, skip the song
13. Stop telling the kids “no”
14. Say hello
15. Make s’mores
16. Who the fuck cares about a scale?
17. Experience new fabrics and textures
18. Unzip
19. Explore
20. Don’t be afraid to take your time
21. Don’t be afraid to run fast
22. Use the time you have been gifted with now
23. Do what you love - never work a day in your life
24. Try something new
25. You drown when you allow yourself to drown - learn to swim
1. How to Swim - a Secondary list
1. Don’t panic
2. Feel the water wash over you
3. Move with water and trust the water to move with you
26. Touch everything and everyone
27. What is the point, if you are not sharing positive energy
28. Appreciate differences
29. Find contrast
30. Notice small things - let them become big things
31. Be light
32. Take risks
33. Set difficult goals
34. Lay down and listen
35. Understand that life/art is about making connections, not fitting in or not being what you think is right
36. Be the only one on a beach, and be completely naked
37. Understand that everyone is over 99% the same as you
38. Understand that bananas are also very similar to you
39. Listen to the music of your body
40. Don’t disregard or discredit your thoughts
41. Don’t be consumed by negativity
42. Make yourself laugh
43. Listen to the voices of others
44. Try to climb on something when you have the chance
45. Be happy when someone else has a positive experience
46. Wonder
47. Be amazed
48. Don’t feel like you need to do something
49. Be busy without being overwhelmed
50. Appreciate flowers
51. Scream some more.