It was my prediction at 12:01 on New Years. It certainly has been that for me. Some others have also intimated that it has been that for them as well.
The process of letting go is an arduous one. For instance, couples who are still battling it out in and out of divorce court have really not let go. The fact that they profess to “hate” someone now… someone that they cared for and made vows to not so long ago… still feel something. They still “care”. (Yeah, considering how ugly these things can get this may sound strange.) They are still holding on (no doubt in a warped way) to hope. That through their ‘hateful actions” they will (if nothing else) be noticed.
Hate is a passion… as strong as love. If you are investing energy in it… you have not let go. The opposite of love is not hate… it is indifference… the absence of feeling or of caring. Sad and extreme? Yeah… but unfortunately true.
Letting go in that type of situation is probably one of the toughest experiences that anyone can go through. Ego is wrapped up in a complicated swirl of emotions. No one likes feeling rejected. No one likes feeling unwanted. No one ever wants to be placed in that position… weather it be a familial, love, friendship or even in a work or professional situation. Generally most of the problems arise when people decide to skip the grieving process and jump straight to the anger stage. Nothing wrong with being angry… except how we choose to act on it.
That being said… not all of letting go is as traumatizing as that of a romantic love relationship. But they all do involve giving up attachments that our ego deludes us into believing defines who we are.
EDIT: OK… you just have to see the video at Cosima’s place. It’ll only take 15 seconds of your life.
And… HERE, HERE & HERE are some amazing and amusing time wasters.